Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• MetroRio and Mastercard partner for contactless payments, Brazil

  February 22, 2020
  MetrôRio, the operator of Rio de Janeiro Metro, in partnership with Mastercard has launched near field communication (NFC)-based ticketing on the network.

• Marcopolo delivers 199 buses in Curitiba, Brazil

  February 22, 2020
  Brazil-based Marcopolo has delivered 199 buses to be deployed in Curitiba.

• GdE consortium to supply integrated rail systems of Panama Metro Line 2 extension

  February 16, 2020
  The Government of Panama has awarded a contract to Grupo de Empresas (GdE) Consortium to design, supply, install, and test the integrated rail systems (including rolling stock) of Panama Metro Line 2 extension.

• Acciona signs civil works and O&M contract for Sao Paulo Metro Line 6, Brazil [free access]

  February 10, 2020
  Acciona has signed the contract to complete the construction as well as provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for Sao Paulo Metro Line 6.

• Panama Metro Line 3 contract awarded

  February 6, 2020
  HPH Consortium, a consortium of South Korea-based Hyundai Engineering & Construction (51 per cent stake), Posco Engineering Construction (29 per cent stake), and Hyundai Engineering Company (20 per cent stake), has secured a USD2.81 billion contract from Metro de Panama S.A. to design, construct,and finance Panama Metro Line 3.

• BYD Consortium secures Sao Paulo Metro Line 17 systems contract, Brazil

  February 5, 2020
  The BYD Skyrail Sao Paulo Consortium, a consortium of BYD Brazil, BYD Auto Industry Company Limited, and BYD Signal & Communication Company Limited, has secured the systems contract of Sao Paulo Metro Line 17.

• Civil works contracts awarded for Transmilenio Avenida 68 Corridor, Colombia [free access]

  January 31, 2020
  The Instituto de Desarrollo Urbano (IDU)/ Institute of Urban Development, a state-owned department responsible for the development of the road network in Bogotá, has awarded contracts to three consortia and one company to develop Transmilenio Avenida 68 Corridor, a bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor.

• Construction begins on Sao Paulo Metro Line 2, Brazil

  January 23, 2020
  The consortium of Sacyr Infrastructures and Engineering and Brazil-based Galvâo Engenharia and SA Paulista has commenced construction on a 7.3-km-long section of Sao Paulo Metro Line 2.

• EoIs invited to conduct studies for Goiania BRT North–South Corridor, Brazil

  January 22, 2020
  Companhia Metropolitana de Transportes Coletivos (CMTC) Goiás, a transport authority in the state of Goiás, has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) to conduct studies for the North-South bus rapid transit (BRT) Corridor in Goiania.

• Guadalajara LRT Line 3 construction complete; to open in April 2020, Mexico

  January 22, 2020
  The construction of Guadalajara light rail transit (LRT) Line 3 has been completed.

• Brazil government to fund CPTM Line 9 extension

  January 16, 2020
  Brazil’s Ministry of Regional Development/ Ministério do Desenvolvimento Regional has announced plans to provide BRL151.7 million to fund the development of an extension of Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) Line 9.

• Constran to complete civil works on Sao Paulo Metro Line 17 priority section, Brazil

  January 16, 2020
  Brazil-based Constran has secured a contract from São Paulo Metro/ Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) to complete the civil works on a priority section of Sao Paulo Metro Line 17.

• Queiroz Galvao secures Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2 civil works contract, Brazil

  January 16, 2020
  Brazil-based Queiroz Galvao has secured a contract from the state government of Sao Paulo to execute the civil works of Baixada Santista VLT Phase 2, a light rail system.

• CPTM to launch tender to procure 34 trains, Brazil

  January 12, 2020
  Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM), an urban rail systems operator, has announced plans to launch a tender to procure 34 trains by June 2020.

• Euro-5 CNG buses deployed on TransMilenio network, Colombia [free access]

  January 12, 2020
  A fleet of 99 buses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) has been deployed on TransMilenio, the bus rapid transit (BRT) system of Bogota.

• Autonomous minibus trial begins in Chile

  January 5, 2020
  Chile’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications/ Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and Transdev, has commenced trials of an autonomous minibus in Santiago.

• Espírito Santo SEMOBI invites EoIs for public transport projects, Brazil

  January 4, 2020
  The state of Espírito Santo’s Secretariat of Mobility and Infrastructure/ Secretaria de Mobilidade e Infraestrutura (SEMOBI) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) to conduct studies to develop an urban rail network connecting Serra and Vitória, two municipalities in the state.

• Metrovias Buenos Aires Subway O&M contract extended, Argentina

  December 30, 2019
  Metrovias, the current provider of operations and maintenance (O&M) services, has secured an extension to provide O&M services as the contract to appoint a new operator has not yet been awarded.

• CCECC secures REGIO concession contract, Colombia [free access]

  December 26, 2019
  The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation, has secured a concession contract to develop as well as provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for REGIO Tram de Occidente (REGIO), the first suburban rail line project in Colombia.

• Mexibús Line 3 Pantitlán–Rayito de Sol section opens, Mexico

  December 24, 2019
  Passenger services have commenced on the Mexibús Line 3 Pantitlán–Rayito de Sol section, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in the state of Mexico.