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Colorado DOT, HPTE release final RFPs for Central 70 project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) have released the final request for proposals (RFP) for the Central 70 Project. CDOT is looking for a developer team to design, build, operate and maintain the project through a public-private partnership (P3). The project will: Add one express lane in each […]
March 9, 2017
Roadbuilding
Virginia accepts proposal for $500 million, 8-mile extension of I-395 Express Lanes
Virginia has accepted a proposal to add eight miles to the Interstate 395 Express Lanes extending from Turkeycock Run near Edsall Road in Alexandria to the Washington, D.C., border. Transurban, the private partner and operator of the I-95 and I-495 Express Lanes will carry out the financing, design, build, maintenance and operation of the extension. […]
March 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD issues RFI to accelerate 1-10 Capital Corridor work through a P3
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) has issued a request for information (RFI) to “accelerate major enhancements” on the I-10 Capital Corridor via a public-private partnership (P3). Last year, the state legislature changed a state law that allows the agency to solicit P3s. This is the first time the state has “seriously pursued […]
February 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate confirms Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation
The Senate has confirmed Elaine Chao as the next Secretary of Transportation in a 93-6 vote Jan. 31. She was sworn in the same day. Chao’s husband Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), voted “present.” Voting against Chao were Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Kristen Gillibrand (D-New York), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Senate Minority […]
February 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Transportation secretary nominee Chao cites safety, private investment, technology in hearing
President-elect Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary nominee Elaine Chao highlighted safety, private investment and technology during her nomination hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 11. Chao previously served as Labor Secretary under George W. Bush and as Deputy Transportation Secretary under George H.W. Bush, so she has a close familiarity with […]
January 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
Virginia selects Express Mobility Partners to build I-66 express lanes
Virginia has selected Express Mobility Partners, a consortium made up of Cintra, Meridiam, Ferrovial Agroman US and Allan Myers VA, to finance, design, build, maintain and operate the express lanes on Interstate 66 Outside the Beltway. The procurement process for the project took 16 months to complete. It is the first major procurement process under […]
November 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
P3-built I-40 Radio Road interchange opens in El Reno, Okla.
The $17 million Interstate 40 Radio Road interchange in El Reno, Oklahoma, a public-private partnership between the city, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Chesapeake Energy, has officially opened after a nearly four-year process. Chesapeake Energy announced in 2012 that it would pay the state’s part of the construction costs and secure right-of-way to […]
November 7, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT, Australia partner on transportation funding, technology ideas
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Australia Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure are partnering on an information exchange program to collaborate and share strategies on infrastructure investment, technologies and innovation. Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx and Australia Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Darren Chester signed a Memorandum of Cooperation August 3 that enables the exchange […]
August 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
NCPPP announces 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) has announced six winners of its 2016 National Public-Private Partnership Awards to be presented June 28 during the P3Connect 2016 conference in Chicago. Winning projects and the public and private partners by category include: Excellence in Individual Leadership Award John G. Picerne, founder and CEO, Corvias Group Infrastructure […]
June 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project financing wins 2015 Northeast Deal of the Year
The Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority’s (PEDFA) Rapid Bridge Replacement Project transaction was named 2015 Northeast Deal of the Year by The Bond Buyer. “It is exciting to see that this PEDFA-financed project is being recognized,” says Gov. Tom Wolf. “Making projects like this a reality takes time, planning and teamwork on behalf of state […]
December 28, 2015
Business
A drive on a Texas high-speed toll road: Is this how everybody will drive in the future? I hope not.
Over the holidays I had the opportunity to travel south on the newest Texas toll road, otherwise known as State Highway 130. The 131-mile road was built to ease Austin’s crushing traffic burdens, particularly along Interstate 35, but controversy has dogged the project since the road opened. The financing for SH 130 has always been […]
January 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
What you need to know about the new public-private contract guidelines
The latest surface transportation bill, “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)” required that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) develop public-private partnership (P3) transaction model contracts for the most popular type of P3s for transportation project. Q: When were public-private partnerships fist used in the United […]
December 8, 2014
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