November 29, 2019
Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to provide a total funding of BRL27 million to Empresa de Transportes Flores and Transporte Mageli for the procurement of a total of 75 buses.
November 7, 2019
The Government of Mexico City has signed a collaboration agreement with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to advise the city on the modernisation of Mexico City Metro/Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC).
October 30, 2019
The national government of Panama has allocated USD150 million for the construction of Panama Metro Line 3 in its budget for fiscal year 2020–21.
October 7, 2019
The state government of São Paulo has signed a USD296 million loan agreement with Corporacion Andina de Fomento-Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (CAF), development bank of Latin America, to complete the first section of the São Paulo Monorail Line 17 (Gold Line).
September 27, 2019
The National Secretariat of Urban Mobility of Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to allocate BRL45.1 million to Transportes Barra, Viação Redentor and Transportes Futuro for the acquisition of 120 buses to be deployed in Rio de Janeiro.
September 14, 2019
The Federal Government of Mexico has announced plans to invest MXN60 million in pre-investment studies of the suburban train in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area and the Guanajuato-Querétaro Metropolitan and Inter-municipal State Train.
September 4, 2019
The government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN40 billion in the modernisation of the Mexico City Metro/ Sistema de Transporte Colectivo (STC) to increase the capacity of the system to six million passengers.
September 3, 2019
The national government of Chile announced plans to invest more than USD5 billion in the Chile Sobre Rieles (Chile on Rails) project, comprising more than 27 rail infrastructure and security projects.
July 29, 2019
Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development (MDR) has approved a BRL79.2 million loan to finance an urban mobility project in Contagem, a city in Minas Gerais.
July 24, 2019
Companhia de Investimentos em Infraestrutura e Serviços (CIIS), a subsidiary of Brazil-based CCR S.A., has acquired a 50.31 per cent stake in the Concessionária do VLT Carioca/ VLT Carioca consortium.
July 19, 2019
Caixa Econômica Federal, a Brazilian bank, has announced plans to finance the Programa de Renovação de Frota de Transporte Público Coletivo Urbano de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (RETREM).
July 3, 2019
The Government of Brazil has launched a programme to finance the procurement and renewal of urban rail systems such as rolling stock, signalling, telecommunication, and control systems in the country under the programme named Programa de Renovação de Frota de Transporte Público Coletivo Urbano de Passageiros sobre Trilhos (RETREM).
June 25, 2019
The National Bank of Costa Rica/Banco Nacional de Costa Rica has announced plans to provide a CRC183.61 million loan for the procurement of two diesel–electric hybrid buses.
May 4, 2019
The government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN280 million to replace the tracks of Mexico City’s light rail Taxqueña–Azteca Stadium section.
March 28, 2019
Peru’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has transferred PEN17.64 million to Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications to fund feasibility and environmental impact studies for Lima Metro Line 4.
March 13, 2019
The city government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN30 billion during 2019–2025 to expand the public transport network in the city.
February 28, 2019
The Government of Mexico has allocated USD239.08 million for Guadalajara light rail transit (LRT) Line 3 and has announced plans to commence operations by December 2019.
December 12, 2018
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a USD104-million loan to finance the modernisation of Buenos Aires Subway Line D and the upgrade of Obelisco Station, which connects Lines B, C and D.