Investor groups interested in tollroad concessions are putting their pitch in Washington DC for equity to play a major role in reviving the economy. They say $180 billion is available for public private partnerships that could generate between 600k and 2m jobs in the US. Join discussion...

A group led by ACS Infrastructure has been scored highest by staff of North Carolina Turnpike Authority in an assessment of private sector proposals for a possible concession to develop the Mid-Currituck toll bridge in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ACS is teamed with Dragados, Lochner-MMM lead engineers and environmental, Arup traffic & revenue and Planning Communities public outreach. The project still has to be developed to gain local acceptance and get through environmental permitting with alternative concepts to be studied and compared. And it has to be demonstrated during this first phase that the bridge project is financially viable for it to move on to a toll concession. Join discussion...

Traffic on US roads in September at 232.8b VM (vehicle-miles) was down 4.4% (10.7b vehicle-miles less than 200709's 243.6b VM), the lowest September number since 2001 and down a full 5% from the 2006 Sept high of 245.1b VM. The 4.4% decline is somewhat smaller than the month-on-a-year-ago drop in August (-5.6%) but larger than that in July (-3.7%). Join discussion...

The state should seek private investors to help pay for part, or all, of the $8.7 billion rail tunnel planned for construction next year under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan, the chairman of the state Assembly Transportation Committee said. Join discussion...

Partnerships In Transit - Philadelphia View full presentations from the September 17-18, 2008 workshop in Philadelphia, PA Partnerships In Transit - Dallas View full presentations from the October 22-23, 2008 workshop in Dallas, TX Join discussion...

The Washington Post paints an accurate picture of the surface transportation funding and financing crisis that will confront President-elect Barack Obama (below at right), Congress, and Obama's pick to head the U.S. Department of Transportation Join discussion...

Taking a page out of John Maynard Keynes, president-elect Barack Obama wants to put together a stimulus package that could create 2.5 million jobs by 2010. One area of focus involves rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, namely its airports, seaports, bridges, highways, electrical power systems and waste water treatment plants. Join discussion...

Beacon Hill lawmakers today will consider privatizing the Pike as an alternative to massive toll hikes, but union officials warn that selling off the highway would leave commuters even more vulnerable to random increases. Join discussion...

The winner and final price won't be known until Daley announces it Tuesday. But, it's large enough to fill the $150 million budget gap this year and next needed to avoid another painful round of layoffs and tax increases -- and leave a pile of money left over to finance city infrastructure projects. Join discussion...

The credit markets are collapsing, the stock market has tanked, and government deficits are sky-high. Sounds like a terrible time to try to construct one of the largest public works projects in California history: an 800-mile-long, $45 billion network of bullet trains linking the Bay Area and Los Angeles, right? Join discussion...