Alternative Route with Integrated Road–Water Transportation System Between Ananindeua/Marituba to the Federal University of Para

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal of an alternative route between Ananindeua and Marituba to the Federal University of Para through an integrated system, road–fluvial, where the students can have a cheaper, shorter, and more confortable alternative. To develop the new system, an analysis of the current public transport model was made and, from that, the integrated system was elaborated and analyzed regarding its technical and economic viability, showing it to be a possible solution for public transport, reducing the traveling time to Ananindeua and Marituba 34 and 20%, respectively. In the economic aspect, the proposed model has shown to be unviable regarding the price, with a ticket price almost doubled when compared with the current ticket value, however, some measures can be made to diminish this and make it possible to operate more inexpensively. As to the technical feasibility, the waterway has shown to be navigable, having a minimum depth twice the required value and a minimum width 4 m longer than necessary to operate the proposed system.