Brazil plans to pave Amazon highway
Works are expected to start in 2020.
Works are expected to start in 2020.
Prosecutors and the Brazilian conglomerate settled in 2016 for a leniency agreement, under which Odebrecht admitted to bribes of US$98mn.
With the recent submission of a US$2.4bn high speed train project to the country's concessions system, BNamericas provides a rundown of some of the most important projects that have been proposed and their current status.
The initiative, submitted to the country's concession system by Sacyr, entails the construction of a 40km road connecting three municipalities in southern Chile's Biobío region.
Governor Massa wants to attract investors to the Brazilian state's highway and railway projects.
The tender is for a contract to conduct feasibility studies for the construction of a taxiway for runway O2 of La Aurora, the international airport serving Guatemala City.
Authorities in the Argentine capital aim to open the El Bajo underpass (US$650mn) and the Mitre rail viaduct (US$151mn) by the end of April.
The underpass is one of three to be built along San José's Circunvalación beltway.
The winner of the 540-day contract will carry out the relevant studies and produce the final designs, as well as complete the works.
The state government evaluates concessions for 13 highways and expressways.