Brazil's Comporte has won the BRL 14.3 billion (US$2.5 billion) PPP contract covering three urban light rail lines operated by São Paulo state company CPTM.
The 25-year agreement covers lines 11, 12, and 13. Comporte secured the contract by proposing a 2.57% discount, outbidding major local infrastructure company CCR, which had offered a 1.45% discount. Currently spanning 124 km, the three lines will be extended under the new contract to improve connectivity between the eastern parts of the city and the wider metropolitan region.
Line No. 11-Coral will be extended by 4km, reaching Cezar de Souza and Barra Funda stations. Four stations will be added, 14 renovated and three rebuilt. Line No. 12-Sapphire will be extended by 2.7km, reaching Suzano. Two stations will be added, and links to line No. 13-Jade and line No. 2-Green will be built. One station will be rebuilt and 12 modernized. Six stations will be added to line No. 13-Jade, while three will be modernized. A total of 15.6km of tracks will be built.
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