CHILE: A public consultation is being held for the proposed construction of a tramway linking the centres of La Serena and Coquimbo. Tenders are due to be called in the second half of this year, and work could begin by the end of the year, with opening expected in 2021-22.
The US$350m project envisages a 22 km tram line with around 30 stops, giving a journey time of around 50 min between the two cities.
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has awarded a joint venture of Strukton International and Arrigoni Engineering & Construction a contract to build five underground stations on Line 3. Announcing its first Latin American project on November 23, Strukton said that the €46m contract covers civil, structural, architectural, and mechanical, electrical ...
CHILE: The first of 37 driverless trainsets that CAF is supplying for lines 3 and 6 of the Santiago metro was unloaded at Valparaíso port on April 6. In November 2013 a consortium of CAF and Thales won a US$451·9m contract to supply rolling stock and signalling for the ...
ESTONIA: The city of Tallinn and tram and bus operator Tallinna Linnatransport have signed a new operating agreement worth up to €1·4bn which includes ambitions to increase public transport’s market share from a third to a half and achieve close to zero CO2 emissions. More than ...
