February 11, 2021
Brazil-based RIOgaleão has announced plans to present a proposal to develop a light rail transit (LRT) line connecting northern Rio de Janeiro with Tom Jobim International Airport.
February 4, 2021
A consortium of Acciona Infrastructure Mexico and Grupo México has secured a construction contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) for Section 5 South of the Mayan Train project.
January 20, 2021
Spain-based Acciona S.A. has announced the incorporation of STOA, an investment fund to Concessionaria Linha Universidade (CLU), the concessionaire of São Paulo Metro Line 6.
January 5, 2021
A consortium of Mexico-based Citcocomex Group S. de RL de CV and FMI Projects S. de RL de CV has secured a contract to develop and operate the Tijuana–Tecate Interurban Train project in Mexico.
January 4, 2021
Argentina-based Metrovias has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from the Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (SBASE) for Subte, the Buenos Aires metro rail network.
November 26, 2020
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles México, SA (CAF Mexico) has delivered the first of the 28 trains to be deployed on Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 of the Metro Manila network.
October 21, 2020
MAN Truck & Bus México, in collaboration with Volkswagen, has unveiled buses to be deployed on Acabús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Acapulco, a city in the state of Guerrero.
October 17, 2020
Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano (IDU) has awarded contracts under four lots to construct the southern section of the Avenida Ciudad de Cali corridor, a corridor under the TransMilenio network.
September 18, 2020
A Mexico-based subsidiary of SENER Engineering has signed a contract with the Government of Nuevo León’s Special Projects Trust/ Fideicomiso de Proyectos Estratégicos (FIDEPROES) to conduct technical studies for an upcoming suburban rail line in Monterrey.
September 4, 2020
US-based Enel X has signed an agreement with Australia-based investment manager AMP Capital to establish a joint venture (JV) to develop electric public transport infrastructure in the Americas.
August 26, 2020
BYD Brasil has started the operations of its first lithium–iron phosphate battery plant in the Manaus Free Trade Zone/ Polo Industrial de Manaus (PIM).
August 14, 2020
A consortium of Brazil-based GPO Sistran Engenharia, GeoCompany, and GEOTEC Consultoria Ambiental has secured a contract from Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) to provide technical services for São Paulo Metro Line 20, an upcoming urban rail line.
August 12, 2020
BYD Brasil, in collaboration with Marcopolo, has unveiled the first articulated electric light vehicle on tires/ Veículo Leve sobre Pneus (VLP) in Brazil.
August 8, 2020
Kaufmann, Daimler’s official distributor in Chile, has started delivering a fleet of 240 articulated buses to be deployed on Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).
July 28, 2020
Mexico-based Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones has secured a contract to develop an extension of Line 5 of Metrobús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Mexico City.
July 7, 2020
Brazil-based Queiroz Galvao has signed a contract with the state government of São Paulo to execute the civil works of Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2, a light rail system.
June 7, 2020
The São Paulo Court of Justice/ Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo has suspended a contract signed between Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) and BYD SkyRail São Paulo to supply systems to be deployed on Sao Paulo Metro Line 17, an upcoming monorail line.
June 3, 2020
Mexico-based Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA) has commenced the construction of Section 4 of Mayan Train at Lázaro Cárdenas, thus starting the construction of the Mayan Train Project.