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Central/South America

March 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

Italian companies support Uruguayan upgrade project

FERROCARRIL Central Construction Company, Uruguay, has awarded a joint venture of Italian companies Wegh Group and Diorama a €35m contract to supply sleepers to support the rehabilitation of the 273km Port of Montevideo - Paso do los Toros line.

February 13, 2020 | Central/South America

Panama Metro Line 2 extension approved

PANAMA’s cabinet has approved the construction of a 2km extension of Panama Metro Line 2 to Tocumen Airport at a cost of $US 42.7m.

February 11, 2020 | Metros

Work to resume on São Paulo metro Line 6-Orange

THE government of the state of São Paulo announced on February 7 that construction will resume on metro Line 6-Orange this year after deciding to proceed with an offer from Acciona, Spain, to continue the project.

February 5, 2020 | Metros

Panama metro Line 3 contract finally awarded

PANAMA’s General Directorate of Public Procurement has confirmed that the HPH Joint Venture Consortium of Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Posco E&C will be awarded a $US 2.057bn contract for the design, construction and financing of metro Line 3.

February 3, 2020 | Metros

Keolis withdraws from Buenos Aires Subte tender

KEOLIS, which was bidding with Transport for London (TfL) and Argentinian civil engineering company Helport for a 12-year contract to operate the Buenos Aires Subte metro, has announced to local media that it will not continue to the final stage of the tender process due to economic uncertainty, joining a consortium led by RATP in dropping out of the competition.

February 3, 2020 | Metros

São Paulo Metro awards new Line 17 monorail systems contract

SÃO Paulo Metro has awarded BYD, China, a contract worth around Reais 1bn ($US 233.4m) to supply the systems and trains for Line 17/Gold, after the Signalling Consortium was disqualified for not meeting the tender’s technical and financial requirements.

January 23, 2020 | Metros

Work to start on São Paulo Line 2-Green extension

THE governor of the state of São Paulo, Mr João Doria, and the secretary of metropolitan transport, Mr Alexandre Baldy, issued a service order on January 17 for the immediate start of works to extend Metro Line 2-Green.

January 15, 2020 | Metros

São Paulo Metro signs contract to complete Line 17 works

SÃO Paulo Metro signed a Reais 494.8m ($US 119.7m) contract with Constran on January 13 for the resumption of civil works on the Line 17/Gold monorail project, with São Paulo Metro to define the schedule of the works with the company.

January 14, 2020 | Light Rail

Chinese to build and operate first Bogota LRT line

CHINA Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CECC) has won a Pesos 3600bn ($US 1.1bn) contract to design, build, operate and maintain a 39.5km commuter light rail line linking Bogotá with Sabana de Occidente.

January 7, 2020 | Central/South America

Rumo pushes on despite slow economy

João Alberto Abreu, CEO of Rumo, Brazil, talks to Renata Pasos

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