The Railways of East-West integration will boost the flow of production of Bahia and connect the region with other industrial centers in the country, through connection to the North-South. Included among the priorities of the Acceleration Program (PAC), the Railroad Integration East-West will have 1.490km and require an investment estimated to be R$ 6 billion by 2012.

The railway will link the cities of Ilheus and Caetité Barriers - the state of Bahia - the Figueirópolis in the state of Tocantins, forming a transport corridor that will optimize the operation of the Port of Ponta da Granary and even open new alternative logistics ports in north of the country served by the North-South Road and Railroad.