The Portuguese government will likely only take a final decision on advancing with planned high-speed rail links to Spain in October, after scheduled legislative elections, Public Works Minister Mário Lino said Tuesday. “The normal pace of things means that only in the next legislature, around October, will there be conditions, and not before, to sign the concession contract” for the first stretch of high-speed line from the Spanish border, Lino said. Join discussion...

Spanish infrastructure and construction firm OHL (OHL.MC: Quote, Profile, Research) signed a deal valued at nearly $400 million on Wednesday to build a 224-mile (360 km) highway along Peru's northern coast. Join discussion...

The Senate’s revised stimulus bill provides $2 billion in funding for a high-speed rail corridor, as well as another $1.1 billion to upgrade existing trains. Altogether, big-ticket rail investment only makes up about 0.3% of the bill’s total outlay. Join discussion...

High-speed rail is moving ahead at high speed in Europe. Railroads there keep adding lines and increasing service, while in the United States we keep fretting about the need for better transportation but do little about it. If you're heading for Europe in 2009, you can try out several new lines, and additional lines will open by summer. Join discussion...

With institutional lenders, governments and the private sector all investing in infrastructure, the future of Latin America's construction industry looks secure. Richard High reports. Join discussion...

Spanish concessions company Cintra (CCIT.MC: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), owned by Ferrovial (FER.MC: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), is studying the sale of its car park business, a company source and a source close to the deal said on Wednesday. Join discussion...

Spanish toll-road operator Cintra CCRT.MC said on Monday it expects to submit bids for three motorway projects in India worth 200-300 million euros ($293-$440 million) in the fourth quarter. Join discussion...

Spanish toll road company Cintra (CCIT.MC: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a 15.3 percent jump in first-quarter core earnings on Thursday, above analysts' forecasts, helped by tariff increases and higher traffic volume on its Chilean roads. Join discussion...