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Transurban Withdraws from OP Lanes Predevelopment

The predevelopment partner for Maryland’s OP Lanes initiative, Accelerate Maryland Partners (AM Partners) has officially withdrawn from the project. Transurban, which leads AM Partners, announced the withdrawal in a statement on March 10th. AM Partners had selected Tutor Perini as the design-builder for the first phase of the OP Lanes Initiative.

Those Beltway Politics

  At the end of the day, Marylanders should get the beltway that they voted for. Is that what they are getting now?

NEXT for NEPA: 495 NEXT Gets Lawsuit

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 […]

Agreements Bring LA‐Vegas HSR Closer to 2023 Groundbreaking

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.

Inglewood Transit Connector Gets State Funding Boost

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).

Key Vote Moves I-77 Express Lanes Project Forward

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 […]

The Brent Spence’s Long Road to Bridge Funding

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.

America’s Brand New Old Trains

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.

Sepulveda Transit Corridor’s Six Alternatives, Two Contractors

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 […]

I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Gets $150 million MEGA Grant

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 […]