2011-01-10

Colombia's plans to restructure its concessions institutions includes measures to involve more players in tenders for single highway concessions, according to transport minister German Cardona.   Rather than a single firm winning a "packaged" contract to carry out all the phases of ...

2011-01-10

The government of Mexico's northern Baja California state capital Mexicali will carry out a project to modernize its public transportation system, according to mayor Francisco Perez Tejada Padilla.   The project will have a total cost of some 831mn pesos (US$67.8mn), which will be financed by...

2011-01-10

Brazil's transport infrastructure department (DNIT) is planning to invest 5.8bn reais (US$3.44bn) in 2,500 bridge and viaduct projects over the next four years, according to a DNIT release.   With support from the World Bank, the authority will carry out work in 19 states and the Federal Dist...

2011-01-07

Ecuador's transport and public works ministry (MTOP) is spending US$266mn on projects to repair and improve roads in central-northern province Pichincha.   Work is being carried out on 468km of highways, with the aim of connecting agricultural and livestock-producing areas, the ministry said ...

2011-01-07

Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state government is planning infrastructure projects to prepare the metropolitan region surrounding state capital Porto Alegre for the 2014 World Cup.   The state's department of sports and recreation has developed proposals for infrastructure and logistics projects...

2011-01-07

Partnering with the Chinese Development Bank (CDB) will allow Spanish financial group BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) to gain access to business opportunities in Latin America it would not have had otherwise, especially in infrastructure, Moody's analyst Olga Cerqueira told BNamericas.   On Wednesday, the ...

2011-01-07

Honduras' public works, transport and housing ministry (Soptravi) will invest some 4bn lempiras (US$211mn) in highway maintenance and construction, according to minister Miguel Pastor.   Soptravi and road maintenance fund Fondo Vial will manage 2.9bn lempiras and 1.1bn lempiras respectively, ...

2011-01-06

Brazil's national airport authority Infraero has extended its bid submission date for a 43.2mn-real (US$25.9mn) tender to pave the runway of Rio de Janeiro's Galeao international airport.   The extension was granted after construction companies Rodoserv Engenharia, Sao Paulo Engenharia and Co...