2011-04-08

Chile's public works ministry MOP is planning to invest some US$60mn a year through 2014 in the Chiloé island development plan, MOP's region X director Enrique Hoelck told BNamericas.

2011-04-08

Spanish companies have expressed interest in investing in Paraguayan infrastructure projects, according to Spanish ambassador Julio Fernández.

2011-04-08

Peru's private investment promotion agency ProInversión is due to award the Yurimaguas fluvial port concession on April 27.

2011-04-07

Brazil's transport infrastructure department (DNIT) has called tenders worth a total 18.6mn reais (US$11.5mn) to restore and maintain roads in the states of Paraná and Minas Gerais.

2011-04-07

Brazil's São Paulo state governor Geraldo Alckmin has authorized the start of a 78.1mn-real (US$48.6mn) project to build the state's Piracicaba beltway, according to a state government release.

2011-04-07

The Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernández has opened the tunnel connecting the Núñez de Cáceres and 27 de Febrero avenues in capital Santo Domingo, part of the Corredor Duarte highway project.

2011-04-07

Brazil's transport ministry will release an official decision regarding the postponement of the April 11 bid deadline for the 33.1bn-real (US$20.7bn) Rio-São Paulo-Campinas bullet train project on April 7, a spokesperson for ground transport agency ANTT confirmed.

2011-04-05

Brazil's Açu port in Rio de Janeiro state is projected to attract US$40bn in investments, according to news service Agência Estado.