2011-03-23

Panama's public works ministry (MOP) has awarded a tender for the second package of roadworks being carried out under a master plan to upgrade roads and highways in Panama City.

2011-03-23

Spanish railway equipment manufacturer Talgo has said it will participate in the tender for the 33.1bn-real (US$20bn) Rio-São Paulo-Campinas bullet train, news service Agência Estado reported.

2011-03-23

Latin American development bank CAF has agreed to finance and provide technical support for infrastructure and mass transport projects in the coastal city of Barranquilla, in Colombia's Atlántico department, among other initiatives.

2011-03-22

Costa Rica's government is planning to kick off three highway construction projects totaling US$340mn in an effort to boost the economy.

2011-03-22

The government of Argentine capital Buenos Aires has agreed terms for a US$1.4bn loan from China's Eximbank to finance construction of the city's metro line G, paper La Nación reported.

2011-03-22

Honduras' public works, transport and housing ministry (Soptravi) has completed feasibility studies to build a highway connecting the Palmerola military base in Comayagua municipality with capital Tegucigalpa.

2011-03-22

Colombia's Buenaventura port operator SPRBun has opened expansion work costing an estimated US$15mn, local daily El País reported.

2011-03-21

Argentine President Cristina Fernández has kicked off work on the upgraded national highway 14 connecting Entre Ríos and Corrientes provinces, according to a presidential release.