Banco Popular leads $425M all-local loan to Metropistas for P3 project
July 17, 2025
Agreement involves local banks and conservation trust to boost infrastructure. #NewsismyBusiness
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1452 Views
Metropistas, truckers union reach pact to improve tow truck service on highways
September 2, 2024
The union committed to having tow truck drivers available 24/7 to handle accidents or other emergencies requiring a tow truck. #NewsismyBusiness
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1717 Views
Emovis deploys new toll monitoring system for Teodoro Moscoso Bridge
March 27, 2024
State of the art cameras with external illuminators — which can read dirty license plates, even at night — have been deployed. #NewsismyBusiness
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1231 Views
Public service campaign launched to curb accidents on the road
December 14, 2023
“We thank the management of Metropistas, which sponsored this initiative to raise awareness and alert drivers of these two situations that cause the majority of car accidents,” said Marjorie Stewart-Feria, executive director of the Fundación Asistencia Centro de Trauma. #NewsismyBusiness
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1950 Views
Gov’t awards P3 to Metropistas to run 4 toll roads in Puerto Rico
October 18, 2023
Puerto Rico's government selected Metropistas for a 40-year, $2.85 billion P3 to upgrade and maintain the roads. #NewsismyBusiness
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility4466 Views
Metropistas marks 10th yrs. in Puerto Rico confirming $170M in upgrades
September 22, 2021
Autopistas Metropolitanas of Puerto Rico, known as Metropistas, is marking 10 years since taking over the operation of Highways PR-5 and PR-22 through a public-private partnership with the government, confirming it has made some $170 million in infrastructure improvements. The money was put into the containment systems along the highways — such as the concrete […]
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2615 Views
Metropistas launches initiative to support devt. of Puerto Rican businesswomen
June 16, 2020
Metropistas announced the launch of a project in alliance with the Sila M. Calderón Foundation and its Center for Puerto Rico to support Puerto Rican businesswomen, publicize their businesses and motivate others toward entrepreneurship, at a time when the local economy has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The “Vía Empresarial” project presents the stories […]
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1760 Views
Metropistas launches ‘RutAventura PR-22’ to promote local tourism
March 9, 2020
Given that the De Diego highway (PR-22) crosses 12 of Puerto Rico’s northern coast towns, its operator Metropistas has launched a new tool to explore them, called “RutaAventura PR-22,” to promote local tourism. By visiting the “RutAventura PR-22” website, users will find routes for different activities and audiences, featuring destinations to map out a trip […]
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1996 Views
Metropistas, Aloft Hotel appoint new leadership
October 1, 2019
Metropistas, the private operator of two busy highways, and Aloft Hotel, currently under construction in Miramar, named new executives in the last week. Metropistas names new CEO Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico (known as Metropistas), the consortium that has operated the the PR-22 (Expreso De Diego) and PR-5 toll roads since 2011, announced the appointment […]
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2171 Views
Metropistas issues $120M in investment grade bonds to refinance debt
May 23, 2019
Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico (metropistas) announced the closing of a $120 million bond issuance to refinance a portion of its debt, in what constitutes the company’s second successful placement in the market in three months and one of the few bond issuances in the Puerto Rican infrastructure industry since the beginning of the economic […]
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1854 Views
Evertec: The importance of a business continuity plan
August 14, 2018
A company or a merchant always has the objective to generate revenue, but more than this economic motivation, it is their responsibility to society and to their employees to provide continuous business operations.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1894 Views
Metropistas, Abertis, Goldman Sachs donate $1M to PR
October 26, 2017
As a way to contribute to Puerto Rico’s recovery in the wake of Hurricane María, Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico (“metropistas”) investment partners Abertis and Goldman Sachs announced a $1 million donation toward hurricane relief efforts on the island.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1654 Views
S&P affirms metropistas’ rating, keeps negative outlook
March 17, 2017
S&P Global Ratings on Thursday removed its CreditWatch negative placement on Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, LLC and affirmed its 'BBB-' rating on the company’s $435 million senior secured notes due 2035. The outlook is negative.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility2557 Views
New P3s association looks to boost P.R. infrastructure
February 24, 2017
The Public-Private Partnerships Association, a newly created organism that seeks to incentivize collaboration between the government and private sector on infrastructure projects, was formally unveiled Thursday.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1752 Views
Metropistas invests $2.8M in LED lighting for highways
December 8, 2016
With an investment of more than $2.8 million metropistas, the company in charge of the operation and maintenance of the PR-22 and PR-5 highways, has replaced the lights of the lighting system of both roads with the new LED technology, the company announced Wednesday.
chat_bubble0 Comment
visibility1857 Views
A Dow Jones/Factiva content provider since 2014
Subscribe to our Dollars & Sense podcast!
NIMB ON SOCIAL MEDIA