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Financial Close for Calcasieu River Bridge Project

The replacement of the Calcasieu River Bridge is finally underway. In August, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that its concessionaire for the bridge replacement P3, Calcasieu Bridge Partners (CBP), reached financial close on the $2.3 billion project. The successful financing is a win for the state and a rare recovery for […]

Texas Moving Forward with SH‐288 Concession Termination

In a series of moves in late July and August, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDoT) confirmed its plans to terminate the concession for the SH-288 P3 in Houston. The state will pay concessionaire Blueridge Transportation Group approximately $1.73 billion for the concession buyout, and plans to take over operations of the express lanes in […]

Tennessee I‐24 Choice Lanes Public Consultation, Procurement Notice

At the end of August, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) issued a Notice of Procurement for the I-24 Southeast Choice Lanes project.  The project, the first of its kind for the state, will span 26 miles of Interstate 24 between Nashville and Murfreesboro. State officials have identified the segment as the state’s busiest stretch of […]

RFQ For Chicago’s South Suburban Airport Project

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to potential developers for the South Suburban Airport (SSA) development project. The project is located in Will County, approximately 35 miles south of downtown Chicago. The airport development project has been a long time coming – the state originally authorized a P3 […]

Federal Grant for Bridge and Bayway Project in Alabama

Alabama’s Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project got some very good news last month. The state is receiving a massive $550 million federal grant via the Bridge Investment Program. The grant is believed to be the largest federal grant ever received for a project in Alabama. “It is a great day in Alabama! This federal […]

Obstruction Pays? Big Federal Grant for I-83 Bridge Replacement in PA

When eight municipalities near the I-83 John Harris Memorial Bridge filed their lawsuit against the Major Bridge P3 Initiative, they could not possibly have imagined just how successful their attempt at obstruction would be. The 64-year-old I-83 bridge was one of nine bridges statewide that the initiative would replace, but their lawsuit won a temporary […]

Inglewood Transit Connector Gets Preferred Bidder, Politics

The Inglewood Transit Connector project passed a major procurement milestone in July, selecting Elevate Inglewood Partners (EIP) as the best value proposer for the project. EIP is led by Plenary Americas, with Tutor Perini as the lead contractor, Parsons Corporation as the lead design firm, Woojin Industrial Systems as the lead systems operator and supplier, […]

LAX APM Resolves Claims, New Start Date

The board of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) approved a $400 million budget increase for the LAX Automated People Mover (APM) project. The board action also set a new delivery date for the project in late 2025, and approved a settlement for long-outstanding cost and delay claims for the project concessionaire, LAX Integrated Express Solutions […]

Supreme Court to Hear Uinta Basin Rail P3 Case

Everything will depend on the ruling, of course, but a freight rail public-private partnership in Utah could lead to significant reforms of the federal permitting process for large infrastructure projects. In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition of the Uinta Basin Rail Public-Private Partnership (P3), which is currently under an injunction from […]

Alabama Buys Bridge, Still Building One Next Door

After years of back and forth, a temporary injunction, and a reversal by the state Supreme Court, Alabama’s Beach Express bridge is now owned by the state, and toll-free. The state Department of Transportation began deconstructing the gantries and other infrastructure in mid-June. In May, the state purchased the bridge from the Baldwin County Bridge […]