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.
A call has been made for expressions of interest to develop a pre-feasibility study for a new network master plan for the Panama Metro system, with emphasis on lines 4 and 5.
From the announcement made by the Panama Metro Secretariat:
The general objective of the consulting services for a pre feasibility study for a New Network Master Plan for the Panama Metro System is to undertake pre feasibility analysis of the New Network Mater Plan for the Panama Metro, with emphasis on lines 4 and 5, starting from demand estimates developed under the TRANUS system, updating the MPSA database in terms of the physical, socioeconomic and urban development variables of the various corridors that make up the network.
A feasibility study ordered by the Municipality of Guatemala found that it is feasible to install an urban transport cable car system, which will be called AeroMetro.
Although there is still no certainty about the final cost, a representative of the Municipality of Guatemala, Carlos Sandoval, told Prensalibre.com that " 'Everything points to it being an investment using public capital from the municipality and money from private companies.
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 preliminary results have been released from a feasibility study on the development of a Short Sea Shipping service in Mesoamerica.
As part of this project, a feasibility study was conducted over the last 12 months, which assessed the movement of cargo from ports with international traffic in the 49 countries that make up the Mesoamerican block (Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and the Dominican Republic).
Spanish technicians are examining the feasibility of a railway line linking La Aurora International Airport to Antigua Guatemala.
According to an article in Siglo21.com: "The Controller of Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (FEGUA), Carlos Samayoa, said that on July 16 the Spanish technicians will arrive to assess the country's conditions and the feasibility of a journey that would leave from behind the airport and run around the borders of the city, and would feed into intermediate stations and Suburban transportation. "