wednesday, august 03, 2011
Brazil's High Speed Rail Project
An ambitious $21.3 billion high speed rail project designed to link Brazil's two largest metropolitan areas, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, was sidetracked no offers were presented at auction for the work last month.The 510-kilometer Trem de Alta Velocidade Rio-São Paulo was initially planned to be in place for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics, both hosted by Brazil.
While government officials say they will tweak the contracts and hold another bid later this year, the project's six-year construction schedule makes it unlikely more than portions of the rail line will be in place for the two events.
My story on the project, Lack of Bids Stymies $21B High-Speed Rail Project in Brazil, is in the current edition of Engineering-News Record.
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