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OPERATIONAL
PERFORMANCE
IN 2010, ECORODOVIAS' CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC OF PAYING VEHICLE EQUIVALENTS AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY WERE ESSENTIAL TO THE COMPANY'S EXCELLENT RESULTS. INVESTMENTS MADE IN VARIOUS AREAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS PERFORMANCE.
Consolidated traffic of paying vehicle equivalents in 2010 totaled 180,051 thousand vehicles, up by 52.5% against the figure registered in 2009. Consolidation and growth of the traffic at Ecopistas, which rose to 70,111 thousand paying vehicle equivalents in the year. 61,845 containers were handled at Ecopátio Cubatão, a 301.9% increase over 2009, due to the coming into stream of the REDEX services in March. The Central Highway Security Nucleus controls targets and the disclosure of security statistics for concessionaires, employees and users, in accordance with the Active Security, Passive Security and Social Security indices. In 2010, investmentswere made in engineering management and in the development of the area's Internet Portal.
EcoRodovias Group has continued to invest in technological solutions for the IT area. Investments were made in maintaining the concessions,o as to ensure suitable circulation conditions. The company uses various security and flow indicators on its highways fluidity. Renewed and ecological paving techniques and solutions for the security of the highways were part of the Company's investment focus. EcoRodovias carries out additional investments that are not among the obligations set out in the concession agreement, such as security and mobility, the aesthetics of the highways, cleaning, painting and landscaping.




1 _ Ecovias Imigrantes 2 _ Ecopátio Cubatão 3 _ Ecopátio Cubatão

Chapter 3 of the 2010 Annual and Sustainability Report addresses all issues involved in Grupo EcoRodovias' operational performance throughout the year.

Consolidated traffic totaled 180,051 paying vehicle equivalents, up by 52.2% against the figure of 118,100 paying vehicle equivalents reported in 2009. Revenues from container handling services in Ecopátio Cubatão were based on imports and exports; 61,845 handled containers moved, corresponding to a growth of 301.9% against the previous year.

The Central Highway Security Nucleus worked efficiently to monitor and control targets, evaluating the security statistics for concessionaries, employees and users, and operating in a way that allowed reducing accidents and casualty rates; throughout the year, the Nucleus monitored Active Security indices related to improvements in Brazil's fleet; Passive Security, relating to improvements in highways; and Social Security.

Accident, death, injury and casualty rates were measured on a monthly basis, and involved actions directed to the safety and health of users and the holding of various conferences and campaigns throughout the year about proper behavior on highways.

This Chapter also describes the investments made by the Group in services and operation areas.

Improved corporate processes were implemented in the area of engineering management, which allowed expanding the approach of the area's commitment and performance regarding the Group's companies; a new Engineering Portal was also developed to help the monitoring of units and development of projects, documents and registration processes.

In the Information Technology area, EcoRodovias Group maintained the investment in technological solutions in order to ensure greater operational efficiency.

The Group's investments were intended to improve pavement and enhance circulation conditions, with due regard for the parameters and obligations provided for in each concession agreement. Highway traffic was monitored based on statistics that were applied for development of new projects. New materials were used in pavement layers, like the addition of rubber tire powder or elastomeric polymer to asphalt, and new solutions for passive safety in highways, such as barriers and impact mitigating elements.

Additionally, general investments were made in highways, such as the application of specific paving techniques – including the addition of rubber tire powder or elastomeric polymer to asphalt, new solutions for passive safety in highways, such as barriers and impact mitigating elements, and landscape.

Moreover, Ecorodovias allocated investments to obligations not provided for in-concession agreements, but required by government authorities since they relate to the importance attributed to safety issues and better mobility conditions.