2010-10-18

The Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez has ordered construction to begin on a series of water and transport infrastructure projects for western province Elias Piña.   Potable water and sewerage authority Inapa will spend around US$70mn in the next year to repair potable wa...

2010-10-18

Continued economic growth could lead Chile's port infrastructure to reach its maximum capacity by 2014, transport and telecommunications minister (MTT) Felipe Morande told BNamericas.   Studies have shown that cargo handling demand increases two percentage points for every percentage point of...

2010-10-18

Peru's private investment promotion agency ProInversion is preparing to launch a tender for the concession of a 7.4km bridge connecting Callao port to San Lorenzo island, a ProInversion official told BNamericas.   The bridge is part of an urban development project for the island, the first ph...

2010-10-15

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo has submitted a bill to congress for the concession of capital Asuncion's Silvio Pettirossi international airport, the government reported in a release.   The bill also includes the concession of Guarani airport in Ciudad del Este, and the Chaco aerodrome, i...

2010-10-15

Mexico's federal district (DF) department of public works has asked local legislators to approve 1.45bn pesos (US$118mn) for road maintenance in 2011.   Over the last year, the city has repaired some 2.7Mm2 of roadways. However, another 700mn pesos will be needed to address road maintenance i...

2010-10-15

The Dominican Republic's senate has approved an amendment to increase the budget for the El Coral highway concession contract by US$88.5mn.   The public works ministry originally approved the project in 2007, with a budget of US$361mn. However, in June 2008 the project was split into two phas...

2010-10-15

The Venezuelan transport and communications ministry (MTC) has taken control of Caracas' Maiquetia international airport, state news agency AVN reported.   The airport, previously controlled by an autonomous state agency, will now be operated directly by the ministry.   President Hugo ...

2010-10-13

Loading and unloading terminals at Brazilian Sao Paulo state's Santos port should extend their operating hours to provide services 24 hours a day, the executive coordinator of the state's ports and airports users committee (Comus), Jose Candido Senna, told BNamericas.   "Currently, the t...