Alan Santana de Paula
Alan Santana de Paula is a maintenance manager at ViaMobilidade, a private railway concessionaire in São Paulo, Brazil. He has been actively involved in addressing the challenges posed by extreme heat on railway infrastructure, particularly the risk of track deformation that can lead to derailments. In response to record temperatures in 2024, Santana de Paula has implemented an innovative solution by painting railway tracks white to reflect sunlight and reduce heat absorption, aiming to enhance safety for the more than 800,000 daily users of the metro lines.
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Alan Santana de Paula is the executive maintenance manager at ViaMobilidade, discussing the effectiveness of the painting technique on train tracks.
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Alan Santana de Paula is the maintenance manager at ViaMobilidade, discussing the risks of high temperatures on train tracks.
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