Spain's Cintra on Monday said it had closed financing to build segments 5 and 6 of its SH-130 toll road between San Antonio and Austin, Texas in the United States in which it will invest $1.36 billion. Join discussion...

Sacyr Vallehermoso SA's Itinere concessionaire said it will invest 425.1 million euros in a consortium also including Sacyr's Somague unit on a Marao tunnel concession in northern Portugal Join discussion...

Florida DOT will be holding an industry forum in late April in Orlando to explore "monetization, including leasing" of Alligator Alley. Alligator Alley is the nickname adopted as a real name for the east-west highway on the southern end of I-75 - a 125km (78 mile) 2+2 lane expressway that runs from the northwestern suburbs of metropolitan Miami due west across the peninsula to Naples on the Gulf coast. Join discussion...

New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, is proposing a variation of the "public-private partnerships," being implemented in other parts of the country and according to critics a danger to the sovereignty of the U.S., as a solution for the state's expected $3 billion budget deficit, the biggest after California and New York. Join discussion...

A controversy is developing in Pennsylvania over how best to collect enough money – $1.7 billion right away and more later – to make highway improvements, repair bridges and satisfy other highway infrastructure and mass transit needs. Join discussion...

Transurban, a leading international toll road investor and manager, is taking an important step in increasing its focus in the Southeast region of the U.S. with the opening of its fourth U.S. office, located in Atlanta, Georgia. Transurban's new office will be led by seasoned transportation expert, Bill Berry who joins as Vice President of Market Development for the Southeast United States. In this new role with Transurban, Mr. Berry will focus on bringing congestion relief by developing new market opportunities in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. Join discussion...

The state Department of Transportation is hopeful businesses will come forward and express interest in entering into partnerships to build new roads. A new state allow allows for public-private partnerships. West Virginia joins 23 others states which already have the authority to get help from the private sector. Join discussion...

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) announced quarterly traffic use details for its interests in several roadways worldwide. Notably, the company said traffic on its 30% owned 407 ETR in Canada, its largest road by revenue, rose by 4.6% from a year ago. Join discussion...

Transurban Group Ltd and Macquarie Infrastructure Group Ltd's quarterly traffic revenues have taken a hit from the Easter holiday period as commuters stayed off the road. Join discussion...

April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte SA, the toll-road operator controlled by Spain's Grupo Ferrovial SA, said traffic rose 1.1 percent last month on a Toronto highway that contributed 35 percent of sales last year. Join discussion...