BR-174 (Brazil highway)

The highway is closed in the Waimiri Atroari Indigenous Territory every day between 18:30 and 06:00 of the following day. It is advisable to not stop inside the reserve. The reserve is occupied by nocturnal animals and some of the natives have nocturnal routines, too. Even during the day the number of accidents involving animals and cars is elevated. The Waimiri Atroari are involved in a project to build wildlife bridges across the highway, to reduce roadkill. ==Paving status==

Between the border of Brazil and Venezuela and Manaus, 974 km was paved in 1998, during the FHC government. Going to the state of Mato Grosso, the road has an asphalt surface between Manaus and Careiro. The road was constructed between Careiro and Manicoré, but the floor is still dirt in that stretch. Between Manicoré and Juína, the road alternates between stretches of dirt and stretches not yet constructed. Between Juína and Vilhena, the road is still dirt, however, there is a plan for paving this stretch. In the 542 km between Vilhena and Cáceres, the road is paved. ==References==