Project Update: Latin America

Current status of key projects in Latin America

• Transantiago BRT, Santiago, Chile

  September 1, 2012
  Transantiago is a 200 km bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving Santiago in Chile since 2007.

• Buenos Aires Subway, Argentina

  September 1, 2012
  The 48.7 km metro system covering 78 stations serves the capital city of Buenos Aires since 1913.

• Mexico-Querétaro high-speed rail (HSR) [free access]

  August 2, 2012
  Development of a 200-km high-speed rail (HSR) link from Mexico City to Querétaro.

• Cuiabá light-rail transit (LRT), Brazil

  August 1, 2012
  Development of a 22-km light-rail transit (LRT) system covering 33 stations to serve Cuiabá, the capital city of Mato Grosso, by June 2014.

• Metrotranvía de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina

  June 1, 2012
  The Metrotranvía de Mendoza (Mendoza Metropolitan-Area Tramway) is the proposed public light-rail transport system for the City of Mendoza.

• Fortaleza rapid transit, Ceará, Brazil

  May 1, 2012
  The rapid transit project is part of a growth acceleration programme, Plano de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC) launched by the federal government of Brazil for the 2014 World Cup.

• Salvador metro system, Companhia de Transportes de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

  April 1, 2012
  The metro system serves the capital city of Bahia in Brazil. The city is also one of the hosts for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the metro system has been planned to serve the venue in the city and the international airport.

• El Metropolitano, Peru

  March 1, 2012
  It is the first BRT system in Latin America to run on natural gas.

• Los Teques Metro, Miranda, Venezuela

  March 1, 2012
  The metro system serving the city of Los Teques in the Venezuelan state of Miranda.

• Caracas Metro, Caracas, Venezuela

  February 1, 2012
  The Caracas metro is a mass rapid-transit system serving the city of Caracas.

• Transolímpica Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, Brazil [free access]

  November 1, 2011
  Transolímpica is an important highway of the city linking Barra da Tijuca and Deodoro a distance of 23 km.

• Porto Alegre commuter rail, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  October 1, 2011
  Trensurb, which is a mixed capital company under the Ministry of Cities of the Federal Government.

• Santo Domingo metro, Dominican Republic

  August 1, 2011
  The metro is part of a major National Master Plan to improve transportation in Santo Domingo and the rest of the country.

• TransUrbano integrated transport system, Guatemala

  March 1, 2011
  The Government of Guatemala and the urban transport authorities of Guatemala City have launched Guatemala City's integrated mass transport system (with a focus on a bus system), TransUrbano.

• Transcarioca Bus Rapid Transit System, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

  January 11, 2011
  Proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Rio de Janeiro.

• Recife metro, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Latin America

  January 1, 2011
  The metro system serving the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, Recife.

• Recife Bus Rapid Transit Project, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

  November 24, 2010
  A proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) system for the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, Recife.

• Megabús bus rapid transit (BRT), Pereira, Colombia

  September 1, 2010
  The Megabús is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system that serves the cities of Pereira and Dosquebradas in Colombia.