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I‐77 South Express Lanes Gets Shortlist, Then Opposition

The I-77 South Express Lanes project passed a few important planning and procurement milestones in February. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced a shortlist of four bid teams for the procurement, though a final RFP is now not expected until this summer. NCDOT also selected an initial design configuration for the project. On […]

Gordie Howe Bridge Nearing Finish Line, Gets Trump Card

After literally decades of political battles during planning, and more than seven years of construction, the Gordie Howe Bridge project in Michigan is finally nearing completion. Major construction is complete, and testing and commissioning began in earnest in February. While an opening date is not yet set, it is anticipated to open to traffic very, […]

Will Asset Recycling Return to America?

In December the new U.S. DOT Advisory Board had its second meeting with DOT Secretary Sean Duffy. One of its recommendations was that the federal government should encourage state and local governments to “recycle” existing revenue-generating infrastructure, with investors entering into long-term brownfield P3 leases and the up-front concession fee being used by the state […]

The Campaign to Cancel Puerto Rico’s Electricity Grid Concession (2026 Update)

Puerto Rico’s energy sector reforms have, for years now, been the most challenging and politically contentious infrastructure reforms in the United States. Now, the concessionaire operating and rehabilitating the island’s grid is fighting to prevent its concession contract from being outright cancelled via a series of lawsuits from the government. Whether the concession survives will […]

Dulles Airport Renovation Gets White House Attention

The potential P3 to renovate Dulles Airport appears to be progressing quickly, in part because it has attracted a unique political champion: President Trump himself was reportedly been taking meetings and fielding pitches regarding the project in February. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has also reportedly been directly involved in the discussions. The meetings in February […]

Commercial Close for Ontario Science Center P3

A long-awaited public-private partnership (P3) to build a new Ontario Science Center has finally reached commercial close. The project, which was procured by Infrastructure Ontario (IO), will design, build, finance and maintain the new science center as a key component of the province’s efforts to redevelop Ontario Place in Toronto. Once the construction is completed […]

Metro Chooses Tunnel for Sepulveda Transit Corridor

LA Metro has finally selected a project alternative for the massive Sepulveda Transit Corridor project, and it will be a heavy rail line tunneled through the Sepulveda Pass. If the project is eventually procured as a Public-Private Partnership (P3), it will almost certainly be in the running for the largest in U.S. history. Metro’s selection […]

PWF Interview: Nossaman’s Brandon Davis on Airport P3s, LA Infra, Enabling Legislation

Los Angeles is a city of extremes, in infrastructure and everything else. With the Olympics and World Cup approaching, the city has passed unprecedented levels of transportation funding and is home to some of America’s pioneering megaproject public-private partnerships, including two at LAX.  It is also an extraordinarily challenging development environment, for infrastructure and everything […]

Will Dulles Airport Makeover Be America’s First Major Airport P3?

Several months ago I received an email from an airport consultant in the U.K. He was preparing a global report on the prospects for whole-airport long-term P3s and wanted my outlook for the United States. I wrote back that no such projects were on the U.S. horizon, and I noted my recent policy paper explaining […]