2009-08-28

Canadian engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin has presented an expansion plan for El Salvador's international airport (AIES), paper La Prensa Gráfica reported.

2009-08-28

The president of the Mexico state (Edomex) branch of business coordination council CCE, Francisco Funtanet, has urged the federal government to avoid further budget cuts and support infrastructure projects to successfully navigate the global financial crisis, paper Reforma reported.

2009-08-25

Representatives from the China Development Bank (CDB) and Peru's Banco de la Nación have been evaluating Peruvian projects that could be eligible for financing by the Asian bank, government news agency Andina reported.

2009-08-25

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will meet with potential investors in New York on September 23 to present investment opportunities in Chile, an official from the country's presidential office told BNamericas.

2009-08-25

Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom inaugurated the US$22.9mn Masagua-Puerto San José stretch of the CA-09 Sur highway project, the presidential website reported.

2009-08-25

Brazil's national transport infrastructure department (DNIT) has launched a 1.4bn-real (US$763mn) tender to hire companies to install and operate electronic traffic control devices on the country's federal highways.

2009-08-25

Peru's President Alan García has signed two decrees to issue bonds totaling 97.3mn soles (US$32.7mn) to finance infrastructure works in Lima and northern region Piura, the government reported on the presidential website.

2009-08-25

A total of seven companies submitted offers to Chile's transport and telecommunications ministry (MTT) on August 19 to provide mass transport services on the Troncal 3 corridor in capital Santiago, paper El Mercurio reported.