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Central/South America

October 1, 2020 | Central/South America

São Paulo to resume work on monorail project

THE Brazilian city of São Paulo will recommence work on its Line 17-Gold monorail project, following the removal of an injunction on a rolling stock and signalling contract and the awarding of a new construction contract.

September 27, 2020 | Metros

Tender for preliminary studies for São Paulo Metro Line 20-Pink launched

THE São Paulo Metro has invited bids to undertake preliminary studies along the alignment of the proposed Line 20- Pink, which will connect the city of Santo André, in the Greater ABC Region, with the future Santa Marina terminal station, in the Lapa region on the west side São Paulo.

September 18, 2020 | Central/South America

Nuevo Leon awards contract for Monterrey commuter line project

THE Mexican state of Nuevo Leon has awarded a $US 810,000 contract to Sener Engineering Mexico to carry out technical studies for a planned commuter line in the city of Monterrey.

September 16, 2020 | Metros

Guadalajara Line 3 opens in Mexico

THE third line of Mexico’s Guadalajara light rail and metro network formally opened on September 12 in the presence of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mr Enrique Alfaro, governor of the state of Jalisco.

September 9, 2020 | Metros

Privatisation of Brasilia metro operation proposed

A public consultation has been launched into a proposal for a private concessionaire to take over operation and maintenance of the Federal District Metro (Metro-DF) network in the capital of Brazil.

September 7, 2020 | Central/South America

Belo Horizonte Metro receives government funding for Line 2 project

THE Brazilian government will provide Reais 1.2bn ($US 226.4m) of funding through the Ministry of Infrastructure for Belo Horizonte Metro’s Reais 3.6bn Line 2 project.

September 2, 2020 | Central/South America

Bogota Metro Line 1 works supervision contract awarded

BOGOTA Metro has selected Consorcio Supervisor PLMB for a works supervision contract for the Metro Line 1 project in the Colombian capital, a key step ahead of the start of construction.

August 31, 2020 | Central/South America

Buenos Aires completes infrastructure improvements

THE city of Pilar, in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires, inaugurated its newly renovated Villa Rosa station following improvements worth Pesos 157m ($US 2.12m) at a ceremony on August 24.

August 28, 2020 | Fleet

SCI Verkehr forecasts 24% drop in diesel locomotive purchases

SCI Verkehr expects the global market for diesel locomotives to drop by 24% between now and 2024, due to uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

August 10, 2020 | Freight

TCU authorises renewal of Vale concessions in Brazil

BRAZIL’s Federal Audit Court (TCU) has authorised early renewals for the concession contracts for the Carajás Railway (EFC) and Vitoria-Minas Railway (EFVM), which are currently held by Brazilian company Vale.

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