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Infrastructure News - Thursday, March 25, 2010
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* Tender for US$214mn Guadalajara BRT line due in April - Mexico
A tender to build the second phase of the Macrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Mexico's Jalisco state capital Guadalajara will be launched in April, national infrastructure fund Fonadin director Federico Patiño told BNamericas.
The project will cost some 2.8bn pesos (US$214mn), of which national development bank Banobras will provide 50% through Fonadin, with 45% coming from the awardee and the remaining 5% from Jalisco state government.
The tender involves building the 32km BRT line, as ... more
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Tender_for_US*214mn_Guadalajara_BRT_line_due_in_April1/179997318
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* Alfonso LacámaraGeneral manager - SCL Terminal Aéreo Santiago<p><em>The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck central-southern Chile on February 27 damaged a great deal of the country's infrastructure. Capital Santiago's airport - the country's main avia... more
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* New PPP law to improve framework, attract more investors - 03-23-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/New_PPP_law_to_improve_framework,_attract_more_investors1/179997318
* SCT to relaunch US$255mn Riviera Maya airport concession - 03-22-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/SCT_to_relaunch_US*255mn_Riviera_Maya_airport_concession1/179997318
* Experts predict Latin American recovery - 03-19-2010 - Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Experts_predict_Latin_American_recovery1/179997318
* Government to reset project timetable to prioritize reconstruction - 03-18-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Government_to_reset_project_timetable_to_prioritize_reconstruction1/179997318
* ANP declares void auction to concession second container terminal - 03-17-2010 - Uruguay
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/ANP_declares_void_auction_to_concession_second_container_terminal1/179997318
* La Aurora airport's runway rehabilitation to wrap up in March - 03-16-2010 - Guatemala
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/La_Aurora_airport*s_runway_rehabilitation_to_wrap_up_in_March/179997318
* Govt in negotiations to create public-private firm with ICA, PYCSA - 03-15-2010 - Panama
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Govt_in_negotiations_to_create_public-private_firm_with_ICA,_PYCSA1/179997318
* Tabasco may concession new US$200mn rail line - SCT - 03-12-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Tabasco_may_concession_new_US*200mn_rail_line_-_SCT1/179997318
* Earthquake will contribute to port expansion - MOP - 03-11-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Earthquake_will_contribute_to_port_expansion_-_MOP1/179997318
* New Talcahuano port terminal to handle post-panamax ships - MOP - 03-10-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/New_Talcahuano_port_terminal_to_handle_post-panamax_ships_-_MOP1/179997318
* MOP to speed up region IV airport concession tender - 03-09-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/MOP_to_speed_up_regin_IV_airport_concession_tender1/179997318
* AAC sets new deadline for US$24mn Enrique Malek airport expansion - 03-08-2010 - Panama
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/AAC_sets_new_deadline_for_US*24mn_Enrique_Malek_airport_expansion/179997318
* API Guaymas to tender fluids terminal by end-March - 03-05-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/API_Guaymas_to_tender_fluids_terminal_by_end-March1/179997318
* Aguascalientes evaluating US$380mn suburban train project - 03-04-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Aguascalientes_evaluating_US*380mn_suburban_train_project1/179997318
* ICA eyes US$10bn highway concessions - 03-03-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/ICA_eyes_US*10bn_highway_concessions1/179997318
* Acapulco to launch tender for US$314mn tunnel in Q2 - 03-02-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Acapulco_to_launch_tender_for_US*314mn_tunnel_in_Q21/179997318
* Ports mainly inoperative after earthquake, tsunami - 03-01-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Ports_mainly_inoperative_after_earthquake,_tsunami1/179997318
* OMA to open new Monterrey terminal in June - 02-26-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/OMA_to_open_new_Monterrey_terminal_in_June1/179997318
* MOPT awaiting approval of 50% of budget to repair bridges - 02-25-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/MOPT_awaiting_approval_of_50*_of_budget_to_repair_bridges/179997318
* Martinelli to review tollroad audits on Feb 25 - 02-24-2010 - Panama
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Martinelli_to_review_tollroad_audits_on_Feb_251/179997318
* Concessionaires want the state to cover TAG debt risk - 02-23-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Concessionaires_want_the_state_to_cover_TAG_debt_risk1/179997318
* Inco to launch tender for third stretch of US$2.6bn Ruta del Sol on March 10 - 02-22-2010 - Colombia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Inco_to_launch_tender_for_third_stretch_of_US*2,6bn_Ruta_del_Sol_on_March_101/179997318
* API Tuxpan suspends US$195mn container terminal tender - 02-19-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/API_Tuxpan_suspends_US*195mn_container_terminal_tender1/179997318
* Meco gearing up for international expansion - 02-18-2010 - Costa Rica, Regional
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Meco_gearing_up_for_international_expansion1/179997318
* APM Terminals plans "total solution" for Callao - 02-17-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/APM_Terminals_plans_*total_solution*_for_Callao1/179997318
* New Longitundinal del Norte stretch to start construction in April - 02-16-2010 - El Salvador
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/New_Longitundinal_del_Norte_stretch_to_start_construction_in_April/179997318
* MOP declares high-speed train of public interest - 02-15-2010 - Chile
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/MOP_declares_high-speed_train_of_public_interest1/179997318
* Construction of US$12bn technological corridor to begin in June - 02-12-2010 - Guatemala
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/Construction_of_US*12bn_technological_corridor_to_begin_in_June1/179997318
* More than 42 firms interested in US$812mn port concession - 02-11-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/infrastructure/More_than_42_firms_interested_in_US*812mn_port_concession1/179997318
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