South America - Page 1

Atlantia and Bertin unite to manage motorways in Brazil
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Italian toll road operator Atlantia has formed a joint venture (JV) with Brazil's Bertin Group to manage 1,538km of motorway under a concession...

Brazil awards $1.21bn BR-101 highway concession deal
Thursday, January 19, 2012 Brazil's National Ground Transportation Agency (ANTT) has awarded a $1.21bn concession to a ECORODOVIAS-led consortium to expand and operate the 476km BR-101 highway in Espírito Santo...

NAVTEQ enhances map coverage for Argentina's roads
Tuesday, December 06, 2011 NAVTEQ has expanded its map coverage in Argentina, enabling access to improved data for developing navigation and location-based...

Peru to invest $20bn in transport infrastructure
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Peru Transport and Communications Ministry (MTC) is planning to invest $20bn between 2011 and 2016 in transport infrastructure, with $11bn earmarked for road...

Brazil's Bahia state seeks funds for Salvador-Itaparica swing bridge project
Friday, November 25, 2011 Brazil's Bahia state is seeking R$7bn ($3.89bn) to carry out a public-private partnership (PPP) project to build a bridge between state capital Salvador and Itaparica...

Chile to concession La Serena-Vallenar highway again
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 The public works ministry (MOP) of Chile is seeking another bidder to concession the $265m La Serena-Vallenar stretch on north-south highway Ruta 5 after the Spanish consortium Azvi-Copasa...

Colombia's Autopistas de la Montaña highway seeks additional funding
Monday, November 07, 2011 Autopistas de la Montaña highway project in Colombia may require additional public funding to meet the project...

Chile to seek bids for Vespucio Oriente highway project in 2012
Friday, October 28, 2011 Chile's public works ministry (MOP) is planning to begin the bidding process for Vespucio Oriente highway concession in capital city Santiago by the second quarter of...

ebpSource provides Canadian Tolling Company with e-billing solution
Friday, October 28, 2011 ebpSource, a provider of high-volume e-billing and payment solutions, has delivered a web-based billing solution to Canadian Tolling Company International (407...

Bolivia suspends construction of Beni-Cochabamba highway
Friday, October 14, 2011 Bolivia has passed a bill to suspend construction of the Beni-Cochabamba highway project through the Amazon following month-long protests against the project by the indigenous...

Chile MOP to fund Carretera Austral paving project
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 Chile's Ministerio de Obras Públicas (MOP) has unveiled plans to finance 89% of the $400m Carretera Austral paving project, connecting southern regions X and...

Ecuador completes segmental bridge project
Monday, October 03, 2011 Ecuador has inaugurated its longest segmental bridge, which was built by China-based Gaungxi Road & Bridge Engineering and funded by the Inter-American Development Bank...

Brazilian Government invites bids for Espírito Santo highway
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 The Brazilian Government has floated bids for a 25-year concession of highway BR-101 in the south-eastern state of Espírito Santo that requires an investment of...

IDB Funds Road Rehabilitation in Panama
Monday, December 06, 2010 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $70m loan to Panama to finance road rehabilitation and maintenance in the region. The five-year project plans to rehabilitate 850km...

Mark IV to Deploy RFID Toll Technology in Mexico
Friday, September 17, 2010 US-based technology company Mark IV IVHS has entered into an agreement with OHL Concesiones to deploy its latest RFID technology on major toll roads in Mexico City. The agreement...

Navteq Unveils New Traffic System in Brazil
Monday, September 06, 2010 Navteq has launched a new traffic technology system in Brazil that delivers comprehensive, real-time traffic information. The Navteq Traffic system links real-time traffic information to...

Empresas ICA Wins Mexican Highway Project
Thursday, June 24, 2010 Empresas ICA SAB (ICA) has signed a MXN 9.32bn ($740m) deal to construct a 169km federal highway in southern Mexico. The Mexican communications and transportation ministry has awarded...

Work Finishes on Philippine Expressway Extension
Friday, June 18, 2010 Work has completed on the 8km TR3 extension of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) in Manila, Philippines. The new extension links the SLEx to the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road toll...

Colombia to Tender Highway Contract
Thursday, June 17, 2010 Colombia is planning to tender a contract to upgrade and operate the last stretch of a 1,000km highway that links the nation's centre with the Caribbean coast. The contract is estimated to...

Brazil Needs to Invest $99bn in Road Projects
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Brazil must invest BRL183.5bn ($99.1bn) on building and maintaining roads and bridges, an Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) report said. The report said the road network in...