2010-11-09

Bolivia's government expects the Uyuni international airport in southwestern Potosi department to begin fully operating in 2012, according to public works minister Walter Delgadillo.   The airport, budgeted at US$12mn, will open for regional travel by year-end, state news agency ABI reported....

2010-11-09

Brazilian development bank BNDES plans to put up to 20.0bn reais (US$11.8bn) in funding into the Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo-Campinas bullet train project, as an executive order - known as MP 511 - opens the possibility of the government renegotiating credit on the project later on.   BNDES said...

2010-11-09

Venezuela's state-controlled rail company, Instituto de Ferrocarriles del Estado (IFE), expects to complete construction of the Puerto Cabello-La Encrucijada rail line in 2H12.   The 108km line will have nine stations and will connect the Carabobo state port with cities Juan Jose Mora, Naguan...

2010-11-08

French cement manufacturer Lafarge's sales in the Latin American region rose to 255mn euros (US$359mn) in Q3, up 23% from 208mn euros in the same period last year.   Operating income for the region increased 45% in the quarter to 64mn euros, compared with 44mn euros in 3Q09, the company said ...

2010-11-08

Ecuador's Manta port authority APM is looking for a strategic partner to carry out a US$73mn improvement plan, APM communications official Fernando Olguin told BNamericas.   The project, to be backed by the national government, will be carried out in two stages from 2011-2014, and aims to boo...

2010-11-08

Colombia's government has yet to concession 11,288km of highways, ruling Unidad Nacional party senator Piedad Zuccardi said during a committee debate in congress.   In 18 years, the country has concessioned 5,287km of highway, according to a congressional release.   Zuccardi proposes s...

2010-11-08

Mexico's transport and communications ministry (SCT) is investing 1bn pesos (US$82mn) each week in road infrastructure across the country, according to transport minister Juan Francisco Molinar.   "In this year alone, the ministry has achieved a weekly road investment of 1bn pesos. Accor...

2010-11-05

Peruvian private investment promotion agency ProInversion plans on carrying out the shortlisting process for the concession of southern Cuzco region's Chinchero international airport during 3Q11, project manager Bruno Leoni told BNamericas.   According to the project's preliminary schedule, c...