Almost immediately after Transurban withdrew from the OP Lanes project in Maryland, opponents of the 495 NEXT project in Northern Virginia filed a lawsuit to block the project on the other side of the Potomac, too. In the case of 495 NEXT, however, the project is currently mid-construction, raising the risk that the project could […]
Brightline West’s 218-mile high speed rail project connecting Los Angeles and Vegas is closer to a 2023 groundbreaking after a string of recent agreements, in February and March. The project is estimated to be a $10 billion investment.
The Inglewood Transit Connector took another step towards full funding with the award of a $407 million grant from the state of California. The project will deliver a 1.6 mile, 3-stationautomated transit line to connect the LA Metro K Line to the LA Stadium and Entertainment District(LASED).
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is moving forward with a study to extend the I–77 express lanes network near Charlotte. The proposal would add 8.4 miles of express lanes from the end of the current system south the South Carolina border. The potential extension is moving forward after a key vote from the […]
In 2011, when Public Works Financing reported on Ohio’s new enabling legislation for transportation Public-Private Partnerships, one project was identified as a prime candidate for the procurement model: the Brent Spence Bridge replacement and expansion project.
On the one hand, times are good for American transit. The sector enjoys more political support than ever before, receives more federal funding, and over the last few months has seen the opening of four multibillion dollar megaproject extensions – East Side Access, the Silver Line, the SF Central Subway, and Boston’s Green Line.
One of the more innovative predevelopment procurements in the United States has moved a bit closer to selecting a project alternative, but still has a long way to go. In January, LA Metro hosted three Community Open House meetings to update the public on the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project, and to review the six design […]
The Calcasieu River Bridge along I-10 in Louisiana was originally built in 1952 and has a bridge sufficiency rating of 6.6 – a rating out of 100, not out of 10. It is in dire need of replacement. A P3 to replace the bridge has been in the works for several years. The project got […]
Progressive P3s aren’t necessarily limited to your typical megaprojects, nor is the concept of incorporating land value capture in a P3 procurement. Those two trends came together in a January 17th Request for Proposals for the Dorrance Street Transit Center project. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is procuring a predevelopment partner for a […]
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