July 29, 2020
CAF has secured a contract from Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) to maintain eight trains that are deployed on Line 10 of the São Paulo commuter rail network.
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 19, 2020
Germany-based Siemens Mobility has secured a contract from Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, Sociedad del Estado (SBASE) to install a communications-based train control system (CBTC) on Buenos Aires Metro Line D.
July 15, 2020
Urbanização de Curitiba (URBS) has started works to install validators to enable fare payments using debit and credit cards, mobile phones, and wearable devices (such as smart watches) on buses.
July 11, 2020
Autoridad de Transporte Urbano para Lima y Callao (ATU), in collaboration with Niubiz (formerly known as VisaNet), has introduced contactless fare payment facility on select buses.
July 8, 2020
The Mexico City Secretary of Works and Services/ Secretario de Obras y Servicios has invited bids to execute works to develop an extension of Line 4 of Metrobús, a bus rapid transit (BRT) system.
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 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.
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).
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.
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).
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.
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.