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April 23, 2020 | Infrastructure

São Paulo to invest $US 10.8bn to expand urban rail and bus network

THE governor of São Paulo, Mr João Doria, has approved investment of Reais 58.8bn ($US 10.8bn) to expand the rail and bus rapid transit networks in São Paulo by 2023.

April 8, 2020 | Freight

Brazil approves early renewal of Rumo Paulista concession

BRAZIL’s minister of infrastructure, Mr Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, has authorised the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) to renew Rumo’s Paulista concession early.

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 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 7, 2020 | Central/South America

Rumo pushes on despite slow economy

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

November 12, 2019 | Metros

São Paulo Metro Orange line project moves a step closer

THE government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo announced on November 11 that it will evaluate a deal over the next 90 days whereby Acciona, Spain, will take over a public-private partnership (PPP) project to build Metro Line 6-Orange.

October 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 3 opens

RIO de Janeiro’s Carioca LRT Line 3 opened on October 26. The 4km line runs from Central do Brasil station to Santos Dumont Airport, with a journey time of approximately 18 minutes.

September 6, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Curitiba diesel commuter plans presented

REPRESENTATIVES of Brazilian Urban Train Company (CBTU) and the governor of Paraná, Mr Ratinho Junior, have presented plans for the first phase of a technical study to introduce a diesel commuter service in Curitiba.

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