Skip to main content

South America invests in transportation

The governments of Brazil and Chile have announced major investments in urban transport. In Brazil, the federal government, in partnership with state and municipal governments is to invest US$59.54 in urban mobility. The total investment will cover 3,500 kilometres of transport, including metros, trains, and bus lanes, together with rail transport for the construction of metros in nine cities, marked as a priority due to their high capacity, speed and security. Further investment is to be made in work o
February 11, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
The governments of Brazil and Chile have announced major investments in urban transport.

In Brazil, the federal government, in partnership with state and municipal governments is to invest US$59.54 in urban mobility.  The total investment will cover 3,500 kilometres of transport, including metros, trains, and bus lanes, together with rail transport for the construction of metros in nine cities, marked as a priority due to their high capacity, speed and security. Further investment is to be made in work on monorails, city trains, and light rail vehicles, some of which will be integrated with the metro systems.

Chilean President elect Michelle Bachelet, and minister of transport Andres Gomez-Lobo, are to take responsibility of improving the 5348 Transantiago public transport system in Santiago. A key area for the new government administration will be the development of road infrastructure for transport during the next four years. Investments for the Transantiago will be accelerated, including exclusive bus lanes and operational infrastructure, involving the development of roads and fleet control systems to speed up services, reduce waiting times and make journey times more reliable. The government also envisages investing in technology to manage fleets of 6,400 buses.

Related Content

  • June 24, 2014
    Chile finally launches Santiago's airport tender
    Chile's public works ministry MOP has launched a long-delayed tender to expand and operate Santiago's international airport, the first big project to be awarded under President Michelle Bachelet's administration. The US$655 million project entails the construction of a 200,000 sq m terminal with two wings exclusively for international flights and two additional wings that will alternate between international and domestic flights. The tender was initially expected to be launched last year, under former
  • July 26, 2013
    Qatar invests $70 billion to pave the way to world beating transportation
    Eng. Zeina Nazer looks at what Qatar’s recently-announced investment in transport infrastructure will mean on the ground. Qatar is experiencing a rapid economic and industrial growth. This growth is characterised by a rapid population increase and by the urgent need towards the development of both infrastructure projects and major transport projects. In order to handle this rate of development within Qatar, Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is developing a fully-integrated multimodal transportation system in
  • September 4, 2014
    Brazil presidential candidate pushes for urban mobility PPPs
    Developing partnerships with the private sector to help improve Brazil's urban mobility is crucial, presidential candidate Aécio Neves said recently during a televised debate. He stressed the importance of choosing the appropriate type of public transport to achieve the best results in each city, citing the availability of a wide range of viable options, including subway, monorail, bus rapid transit (BRT), light rail transit (LRT) and waterway systems.
  • June 20, 2016
    Thales builds on Canadian connection for transit R&D
    The Canadian province of Ontario is continuing to benefit from its ongoing investment in transit R&D. David Crawford looks at the impact of new investment. Developing the next generation of urban rail signalling solutions worldwide, with the emphasis on transit security and efficiency, is the goal of a recently-created business partnership between the government of the Canadian province of Ontario and Thales Canada. The wholly-owned subsidiary of the France-HQ'd global defence, aerospace and transportation