EY Law and Logit Engenharia are two of the seven companies that submitted bids in Guatemala to carry out the advanced engineering study for the North-South Axis passenger Interconnection and Urban Rail Transport project in the country's capital.
On October 1, financial bids were opened in the tender process to award the advanced engineering study for the Metroriel project.
The contract for access to the railway network was signed between the Municipality of Guatemala and Ferrovías, which will serve for the construction project of a Metro Riel, an estimated investment of $772 million.
On July 29th in a ceremony held at the Museo del Ferrocarril del Centro Histórico, it was reported that in addition to the signing of the contract for access to the railway network between the Municipality of Guatemala and Ferrovias Guatemala (Fegua), also signed the bases of coordination between the Municipality, Fegua and Anadie, which will facilitate the development of the project.
The National Agency of Alliances for the Development of Economic Infrastructure tenders the pre-feasibility study of the Underground Metro of Guatemala City.
Guatemala Government Purchase 10262253:
"The general purpose of the consultancy is to analyze the feasibility of implementing an Integrated Mass Public Transport System for the East-West Axis of the Metropolitan Area of Guatemala City, at the pre-feasibility level, which articulates in an integral way, with the current and future mobility dynamics, the existing and planned transport offer in the coming years, as well as with the projected urban development plans and that allows institutional decisions regarding the project to be made.
The long-awaited railway connection between the two countries depends on the rehabilitation of the Doctor Rodolfo Robles bridge in Ayutla, San Marcos, which would be done this year.
According to the Guatemalan Ministry of Communications, under current conditions the bridge cannot support the load of a locomotive and using that section would be a high risk.
In the next few days it is planned to publish the bases of the pre-feasibility study for the construction of an underground metro in Guatemala City.
After being informed in November 2018 of the proposal to develop a metro that would connect in its initial phase the municipality of Mixco with Zone 15 of the capital, which will require an estimated investment of $700 million, now announces the start of procedures to conduct feasibility studies.
In Guatemala, it is proposed to develop an underground metro that would connect in its initial phase the municipality of Mixco with Zone 15 of the capital and would require a $700 million investment.
The new project proposed is in addition to the several proposals and attempts that have been made to implement a mass transportation system in the metropolitan area of Guatemala, which resolves at once the serious problem of road congestion affecting the capital. Thus, in addition to the Metro Riel project and the urban cable cars between Mixco, Villa Nueva and the capital, a new initiative has now been added to build an underground train.
Back on the table once again is discussion of a project to construct Metro Rail for Guatemala City, which would stretch 20 kilometers from the capital and require an investment of close to $800 million.
The Municipality of Guatemala, the National Agency of Partnerships for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (Anadie), Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (Fegua) and Ferrovías signed a cooperation agreement to establish the mechanisms that allow for the Metro Rail transportation system to be put into operation.
A feasibility study indicates an estimated cost of $770 million for building a Metro that will loop through 20 kilometers between the North and South of the capital city, a project which will be put out to tender in 2017.
The project, whose feasibility study was commissioned with the Spanish company IDOM Ingeniería y Consultoría, consists of building a light railway which will extend for 20 kilometers and will have 20 stations.The trains will run from South Centra in Villa Nueva, to Centra Norte, within the limits of zones 17 and 18.
Three years after the first attempt, the government has announced that the railway project estimated at $200 million will be tendered in 2017 under a public-private partnership scheme.
In 2013 the National Agency for Partnerships for Economic Infrastructure Development (ANADIE) had tried to tender the design and construction of an urban passenger train and a railway terminal, however, it never materialized. Now the government of President Jimmy Morales has taken up the project under the same scheme of a public-private partnership, only evaluating the work at $200 million and not $350 million as projected previously. Diario de Centroamerica reported that the initiative will be presented to Congress.
It has been announced that as of December 15th the Tecún Uman San Marcos line will connect with the mexican Compañía de Ferrocarriles Chiapas-Mayab in order to transport cargo from Guatemala.
The Mexican train known as "The Beast", will enter onto Guatemalan soil through Tecún Uman, where it will receive cargo to be transported from Central America to Mexico and the United States.
Free parking in Panama and heavy trains running through the streets of the capital of Costa Rica, are examples of some of the strange decisions taken by their governments.
EDITORIAL
While the rest of the world discourages the use of private cars as a means of transportation, increasing the costs of their use by setting, among other methods, high costs for parking in urban areas, in Panama, whose capital city suffers like any other city from the growing problems of congestion on the roads, the National Assembly recently passed a law that mandates free parking in "commercial parking lots of any kind or public offices where purchases are made, goods acquired or any services received. "
The conceptual advantage that is raising the country above its Central American neighbors is demonstrated by the implementation of the project for Line 3 of the Panama Metro between Albrook and Ciudad del Futuro.
EDITORIAL
The presentation of the environmental impact study for Line 3 of the Panama Metro, funded by the International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and prepared by URS HOLDINGS is a clear sign of the will of Panamanians to continue strengthening the foundations of economic and social development through the construction of communication routes, which is in keeping with what is clearly taught by the history of mankind: communication generates progress.
Two Spanish companies, one German, one Mexican, one French and one Guatemalan have been selected in the tender for the construction of a four-lane highway and commuter train.
The Companies Rios Ferrer, Guillén Llarena, Treviño y Rivera S.C. (Mexico) / Felipe Ochoa y Asociados (Mexico) / Consorcio Constructor, Supervisor y Certificador Internacional, S.A.
The government is considering various options for the revival of rail freight in the country.
The Government is considering two options to revive freight railroad in the country. The first is the creation of a state company that would operate under the public-private partnership model and the second is a concession in tranches awarded to different companies.
A public-private partnership to build and operate an urban passenger train and a railway terminal was announced for 2014.
The announcement was made by the director of the National Alliance for the Development of Economic Infrastructure (ANADIE), Julio Héctor Estrada, who added that in the long-term they are looking at extending the route from Tecún to Puerto Quetzal.