2010-12-07

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to discuss joint efforts for the construction of a multi-modal transport system, an official from the presidential office told BNamericas.   The system discussed would include inter-modal stations to ...

2010-12-07

Ecuadorian capital Quito's local government will invest US$70mn in the Monjas-Vicentina-San Juan Alto highway project, the head of the city's transport division, Carlos Paez, told BNamericas.   Local authorities will launch a tender next year to hire a consultancy firm to carry out the projec...

2010-12-07

Guyana's public works and communications ministry has completed 60% of the construction and rehabilitation of the Ninth European Development Fund's (9th EDF) sea defense infrastructure along the country's coastline, though some works under the project are lagging, government information service Gina...

2010-12-06

Metro, the operator of Chilean capital Santiago's metro system, has made a number of service alternatives available, including using its part-time worker staff, to take on the service disruptions on Sunday (Dec 5) caused by a union strike.   While other lines were closed, the company was able...

2010-12-06

Peru's government has requested a US$300mn loan from Latin American development bank CAF to finance capital Lima's Tren Electrico light rail system, according to CAF representative Eleonora Silva.   The funds would be used for phase II of the system's line 1, Silva told state news agency Andi...

2010-12-06

Brazil's national airport authority Infraero has carried out just 0.9% of work aimed at upgrading airports in the 12 cities that will host the 2014 World Cup, according to a report by NGO Contas Abertas.   The study, based on data from the comptroller general's office, showed that of the 5.56...

2010-12-06

Mexico state (Edomex) governor Enrique Peña has officially opened the state's new Mexibus bus rapid transit (BRT) system and the multimodal Mexipuerto station in Ciudad Azteca.   The BRT system includes 16km of exclusive bus lanes and 23 stations and required an investment of 1.9bn pes...

2010-12-02

Panama's public works ministry (MOP) has received four bids for a tender to build three road stretches in the Costa Abajo district of Caribbean Colon province.   Costa Rica's Constructora Meco presented the lowest bid, offering US$20.6mn for the project, which had a reference price of US$22.9...