2010-09-30

Bolivia's senate has approved a US$70mn loan from the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), which will finance completion of several highways in the country.   Projects include the 45km Huanuni-Bombo-Llallagua highway in southwestern Potosi department; the 72km Huachacalla-Pisiga highway stre...

2010-09-30

The municipal government of Brazil's Sao Paulo city has yet to begin work on 33 infrastructure projects that have passed the study phase since 2005, according to a report by news service Agencia Estado.   While the city government spent 74mn reais (US$43.4mn) on studies for 70 projects, work ...

2010-09-30

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) and concessionaires association Copsa have reached an agreement to implement the TAG electronic toll collection device on all of Chile's concessioned highways by 2014.   The decision will allow drivers to activate the device, currently used only in capital ...

2010-09-29

Panama's congressional budget committee has approved an initial payment of US$87mn for Panama City's metro line 1 project, congress reported on its website.   The payment will go to the group responsible for building the metro line, which is expected to be announced in October. Work is schedu...

2010-09-29

The opposition candidate in Peruvian capital Lima's mayoral race, Lourdes Flores Nano, has said she will begin building a metro for the city if she is elected, state news agency Andina reported.   A city the size of Lima cannot do without a metro, which would help provide an integrated mass t...

2010-09-29

Mexico's transport and communications ministry (SCT) has completed repair works on road, rail and port infrastructure in Veracruz state that was damaged by Hurricane Karl, SCT said in a release.   Works were carried out on federal highways Xalapa-Veracruz, Puebla-Xalapa, Teziutlan-Perote, Poz...

2010-09-29

Brazilian consortium Expresso Monotrilho Leste, led by Canadian aircraft and train manufacturer Bombardier, has been awarded a 2.46bn-real (US$1.45bn) contract to build a monorail extending Sao Paulo city's metro line 2.   Also part of the consortium are local construction firms Queiroz Galva...

2010-09-28

Paraguay's public works minister (MOPC) Efrain Alegre has carried out an inspection of a canal being built to divert water from the binational Pilcomayo river to Formosa in Argentina.   The 800m canal is a violation of Paraguayan sovereignty and could harm national interests by decreasing the...