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| Finnish Pöyry awarded projects in Latin America Poyry's Infrastructure & Environment business group has been awarded several contracts and contract extensions for mass rapid transit systems in Latin America. The services will be carried out during 2007. The total value of the assignments is EUR 3.4 million. Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano de Quito, Innovar-Uio, Ecuador has commissioned Poyry to prepare a feasibility study for a new urban rapid mass transit system. The rail system is expected to run on a 25-km exclusive right-of-way, crossing the historic central district of Quito by tunnel and viaduct. The Federal Secretary for Transport and Communication of Mexico has awarded Poyry and its Mexican partner Sintra a consulting contract in connection with the Buenavista-Cuautitlan suburban railway. The 25-km railway system will be serving the north-western suburban destinations of Mexico City. Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros S.A., Metro Santiago de Chile has assigned Poyry to participate in the tendering and bid evaluation of rolling stock procurement for extension of the existing lines 1 and 5. In Venezuela, the consultancy engineering services contract with Metro de Maracaibo C.A. has been extended. The extension relates to the operational phase of Line 1 of the light rail transport system in Maracaibo. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |