2011-04-27

Argentina's Buenos Aires provincial government has replaced several high-ranking officials at state-owned rail operator Ferrobaires following a rail accident in February this year.

2011-04-27

Brazil's federal and Paraíba state governments are discussing projects under the country's growth acceleration plan (PAC) aimed at improving transportation logistics in the northeastern state.

2011-04-27

Peru's 2,500km Interoceánica Sur highway has generated economic benefits of over US$3bn for the country, according to transport regulator Ositran president Juan Carlos Zevallos.

2011-04-22

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has greenlighted a contract with Argentina's Corporación América (CASA) to build and operate the US$23mn Baltra Island airport terminal on the Galápagos islands.

2011-04-22

Brazil's lower house is to vote on a plan to build six fluvial ports on the Araguaia-Tocantins waterway in Mato Grosso state, local paper DCI reported.

2011-04-22

Spanish infrastructure and energy developer Acciona has agreed to sell its stake in two Chilean highway concessions to Italy's Atlantia for 9.3mn UF (Chile's inflation-linked units; about US$424mn).

2011-04-22

The governments of Colombia and Ecuador have agreed to build the Rumichaca cross-border bridge to improve trade and the flow of traffic between the two countries, according to Colombia's infrastructure vice-minister, María Constanza García.

2011-04-18

Brazil's regional airports will require an investment of 2.4bn reais (US$1.5bn) between 2011 and 2015 to deal with growing passenger demand, according to regional air transport association Abetar.