Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Government of Brazil to invest BRL75.7 million in Natal VLT [free access]

  June 30, 2020
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development has announced plans to allocate BRL75.70 million to expand Natal’s veículo leve sobre trilhos (VLT)/ light rail transit system and to procure rolling stock for the existing system.

• BYD delivers 150 electric buses for Santiago’s Red, Chile

  June 30, 2020
  BYD has delivered a fleet of 150 electric buses to be deployed on Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system (Red; formerly known as Transantiago).

• Scania CNG buses deployed in Colombia; begins delivering buses in Chile

  June 26, 2020
  A fleet of 64 buses supplied by Scania has been deployed on Transmilenio, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Bogota.

• CHEC secures guarantee facility for Bogota Metro Line 1, Colombia

  June 25, 2020
  Spain-based financial services provider BBVA has signed an agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) to provide a guarantee facility worth USD90 million to develop Bogota Metro Line 1.

• TSO secures contracts for metro lines in Mexico and Panama [free access]

  June 24, 2020
  France-based TSO has secured contracts to execute works to develop Mexico City Metro Line 12 extension and Panama Metro Line 2 (Airport Line).

• Mexico City Metrobus Line 8 approved, Mexico [free access]

  June 21, 2020
  The government of Mexico City has approved plans to develop Line 8 of Metrobus, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.

• Tender launched to provide technical services for Sao Paulo Metro Line 20, Brazil

  June 11, 2020
  Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP), the developer of São Paulo Metro, has launched a tender to provide specialised technical services to develop the engineering draft, as well as to study the environmental impact of São Paulo Metro Line 20, an upcoming urban rail line.

• Construction of Mayan Train Section 1 begins, Mexico

  June 10, 2020
  The construction of Section 1 of Mayan Train has commenced in Campeche.

• Sao Paulo Court of Justice suspends Sao Paulo Metro Line 17 systems contract, Brazil

  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.

• Construction of Mayan Train begins, Mexico

  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.

• Tender launched for civil works of Santiago Metro Line 7, Chile [free access]

  May 27, 2020
  Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA (Metro SA) has invited bids to execute the civil works of Santiago Metro Line 7.

• Cuenca tram opens, Ecuador

  May 27, 2020
  Passenger services have commenced on a tram line in Cuenca, a city in southern Ecuador.

• BYD delivers 20 electric buses to CUTCSA, Uruguay [free access]

  May 23, 2020
  BYD, in collaboration with its Uruguay-based distributor, Abriley S.A., has delivered a fleet of 20 electric buses to Compañía Uruguaya de Transportes Colectivos SA (CUTCSA), the largest public transport operator in Uruguay.

• Construction contract awarded for Mayan Train Section 3, Mexico

  May 20, 2020
  A consortium of Construcciones Urales, Gami Ingeniería e Instalaciones, and Azvi has secured a contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) to construct and maintain Section 3 of the Mayan Train Project.

• Idinsa to develop elevated trolleybus line in Mexico City, Mexico

  May 14, 2020
  Mexico-based Impulsora de Desarrollo Integral (Idinsa) has secured a MXN2.39 billion contract from the Government of Mexico City to develop an elevated trolleybus line.

• Metro de Santiago raises USD1.50 billion via bonds, Chile [free access]

  May 14, 2020
  Metro de Santiago has issued bonds worth USD1.50 billion in the international market.

• BYD SkyRail Sao Paulo signs systems contract for Sao Paulo Metro Line 17, Brazil

  May 8, 2020
  BYD SkyRail São Paulo has signed a contract with Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) on the systems to be deployed on São Paulo Metro Line 17, an upcoming monorail line.

• CABEI to fund rail project in Costa Rica

  May 7, 2020
  The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has approved a USD550 million loan to develop an electric rail network in Costa Rica.

• EMV and mobile ticketing to be deployed on public transport in Costa Rica [free access]

  May 5, 2020
  The government of Costa Rica has approved plans to deploy Europay-Mastercard-Visa (EMV) and quick response (QR)-based mobile ticketing systems on the public transport network in the country.

• Construction contract awarded for Mayan Train Section 2; bids received for Section 3, Mexico [free access]

  May 1, 2020
  A consortium of Mexico-based Carso Infraestructuras y Construcción (CICSA) and Spain-based FCC Construcción has secured a contract from Mexico’s National Tourism Promotion Fund/ Fondo Nacional de Fomento al Turismo (FONATUR) to design, construct, and maintain Section 2 of the Mayan Train Project.