Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will launch in 2010 a tender for the construction of a new highway in the country's northern area, a MOP official told BNamericas. The project, whose tender is expected to be launched during 1H10, will require an estimated US$260mn investment. Join discussion...

The highway will connect districts Puchuncaví, Concón and Viña del Mar, and will require an estimated investment of US$170mn, said the official. The highway will total some 32km and is expected to favor industrial activity - by improving the flow of cargo traffic - and promote tourism along the region's coast, while simultaneously improving traffic flow for local vehicles, the official added. Join discussion...

This transaction gives abertis control over 79% of Rutas del Pacífico (a direct stake of 50% once the acquisition of Itinere's stake is completed, and an indirect stake of 29% through the consortium together with the Santander Infrastructure Fund II). - The consortium will own 50% of Autopista Central via the acquisition of the 48% stake owned by ACS plus an additional 2% from minority shareholders. Join discussion...

Implementing similar legal frameworks for concessions in many Latin American countries would eventually lead to equivalent systems throughout the region, a South American integration analyst from Chile's public works ministry (MOP) told BNamericas. Join discussion...

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) has decided to push back for at least another year the tender process for the concession of capital Santiago's Vespucio Oriente highway, an official from MOP's concessions division told BNamericas. Join discussion...

Chile's construction chamber (CChC) has submitted a proposal to the country's public works ministry (MOP) to boost infrastructure development, with special emphasis on concessions, CChC president Lorenzo Constans told BNamericas. Join discussion...

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) is operating at maximum capacity, the head of the Chilean construction chamber's (CChC) concessions committee, Leonardo Daneri, told BNamericas. Join discussion...

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will launch concession tenders totaling US$1.5bn by year-end, the new head of the ministry's concessions division, Ricardo Trincado, told paper El Mercurio. Join discussion...

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) will award a concession for a rail passenger service connecting the towns of Lomas Coloradas and Coronel, in southern region VIII, an official from MOP's concessions division told BNamericas. Join discussion...

Chile's public works ministry (MOP) is preparing two new road maintenance concession projects, a MOP official told BNamericas. On June 23, MOP gave the bidding rules for a US$200mn road maintenance concession package in region IV to seven shortlisted firms. The program is the first of its kind to be carried out in Chile, and aims to guarantee quality standards on the road network over an 18-year period. Join discussion...