2010-10-22

Repair works on the Llacolen and Juan Pablo II bridges in Chile's southern region VIII will conclude by month-end, a public works ministry (MOP) official told BNamericas, confirming local press reports.   The repairs were scheduled to conclude on November 15, but were carried out more quickly...

2010-10-22

Honduras' public works, transport and housing ministry (Soptravi) is requesting a budget of 3bn lempiras (US$159mn) for 2011, the congressional website reported.   The amount will likely be insufficient to carry out the 2000 projects that are urgently required, said Soptravi head Miguel Pasto...

2010-10-22

Brazil's special ports department (SEP) and transportation specialists from the German government plan to prepare a new access project for Santos port by 1Q11, Sao Paulo port authority Codesp said in a release.   Studies for work such as building a waterway access and a tunnel or bridge conne...

2010-10-21

It is highly unlikely that a new international airport will be built in Mexico's federal district (DF) before 2016, according to Jose Luis Guerrero, CFO of local airport operator OMA (Nasdaq: OMAB, BMV: OMA).   The city's existing international airport, AICM, will have extra space available a...

2010-10-21

A lack of know-how and incentives is limiting the development of sustainable infrastructure projects in the Latin American region, Bernardo Zavelev, sustainability analyst for real estate firm Colliers International, told BNamericas.   Governments can help encourage sustainability by launchin...

2010-10-21

Ecuador's transport and communications ministry (MTOP) has hired local firm Caminosca to complete studies for a highway project in central Cañar province.   The firm will deliver technical specifications to pave and expand the Cuenca-Azogues-Biblian highway, MTOP reported on its websit...

2010-10-21

Paraguay's public works and communications ministry (MOPC) has opened financial bids for a consultancy for a bus rapid transit (BRT) project in capital Asuncion.   Spanish-Argentine group Alg-AC&A presented the lowest offer of US$1.1mn, while consortium MML submitted the highest bid of US...

2010-10-20

The bi-oceanic highway corridor connecting Brazilian port Santos with Chile's Iquique and Arica ports will be ready by end-2012 or early 2013, Chile's former public works minister Sergio Bitar told BNamericas.   Chilean authorities had previously said the corridor's inauguration would take pl...