While Alaska has not created a statewide PPP program, it has authorized the use of a PPP structure for the delivery of the Knik Arm Crossing Project. The State passed legislation authorizing the Knik Arm Bridge and Tolling Authority ("KABATA") to utilize a PPP to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the Knik Arm Bridge.58 KABATA issued a request for qualifications on December 13, 2006, and shortlisted two consortia to compete for the project on March 15, 2007. The RFQ contemplates the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of the Knik Arm Bridge through a 55-year concession. The Knik Arm Bridge would connect Anchorage with the Mat-Su Borough over the Knik Arm of the Cook Inlet. On October 29, 2007, USDOT conditionally approved KABATA's application for a $600 million allocation of PABs to be used by the winning bidder for the financing of the project. KABATA would act as the conduit issuer of the tax-exempt PABs which the concessionaire would be obligated to repay from toll revenues.
Mississippi released a request for qualifications on June 2, 2008, for its first PPP, a new 12-mile toll road called the Airport Parkway which will connect the east side of downtown Jackson with the eastern suburbs of Jackson and the Jackson International Airport. Also in June 2008, the North Carolina Turnpike Authority released a request for qualifications to enter into a pre-development agreement for the Mid-Currituck Bridge, which will be North Carolina's first PPP. The proposed new bridge over Currituck Sound will connect Currituck County on the mainland with the Outer Banks.
| PPPs for New Build Highway and Transit Facilities in the United States | |||
| Project | Location | Status | Type of PPP |
| TTC-35 | Texas | Concession Awarded | Concessionaire responsible for preparation of master development plan and for some or all of the development, design, construction, financing, operation and/or maintenance of an approximately 600-mile corridor from Mexico to Oklahoma |
| SH-130 Segments 5&6 | Texas | Closed | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain approximately $1.3 billion facility as first segment of TTC-35 project |
| I-69/TTC | Texas | Preferred | Concessionaire responsible for preparation of master development plan and for some or all of the development, design, construction, financing, operation and/or maintenance of an approximately 650-mile corridor from Mexico to Texarkana/Shreveport |
| I-635 | Texas | RFP Issued | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain tolled managed lanes in Dallas/Fort Worth area |
| North Tarrant Express | Texas | Bidders Shortlisted | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain tolled managed lanes and general lanes in North Tarrant County |
| DFW Connector | Texas | Bidders Shortlisted | Concession to develop, design, construct (and at TxDOT's sole option maintain) tolled managed lanes on the SH-114/SH-121 corridor in Dallas/Fort Worth area |
| Capital Beltway HOT Lanes | Virginia | Closed | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain HOT lanes on a 14-mile stretch of I-495 in northern Virginia |
| I-95/I-395 HOT Lanes | Virginia | Interim | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain HOT lanes on a 56-mile stretch of I-95/I-395 in northern Virginia |
| US Route 460 | Virginia | Bidders Shortlisted | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain $1 billion to $2 billion improvements to Route 460 in southeastern Virginia |
| Midtown Corridor Tunnel | Virginia | Solicitation Issued | Concession to modify the existing tunnel linking Portsmouth and Norfolk, construct a new parallel tunnel and extend freeway |
| Port of Miami Tunnel Project | Florida | Preferred | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a tunnel providing access from the Port of Miami to the Florida mainland |
| I-595 Improvements | Florida | Bidders Shortlisted | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain improvements on the I-595 corridor between I-75 and I-95 |
| First Coast Outer Beltway | Florida | RFQ Issued | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a limited access toll facility outside of Jacksonville |
| Northwest Corridor | Georgia | Development | Concession to develop, design and construct express toll lanes, BRT lanes and possibly TOT lanes on I-75 and I-575 northwest of Atlanta |
| I-285 Northwest TOT Lanes | Georgia | Evaluation of Proposers | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain TOT lanes on I-285 and I-20 northwest and west of Atlanta |
| GA-400 | Georgia | Evaluation of Proposal | Concession to design, construct, operate and maintain HOT lanes on GA-400 north of Atlanta |
| I-20 Managed Lanes | Georgia | Pre-Solicitation | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain two managed lanes on the I-20 corridor east of Atlanta |
| Missouri Safe & | Missouri | Preferred | Concession to upgrade, finance, operate and maintain more than 800 bridges in Missouri |
| Knik Arm Crossing Project | Alaska | Bidders Shortlisted | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a bridge connecting Anchorage with Mat-Su borough |
| The Airport Parkway | Mississippi | RFQ Issued | Concession to develop, build, finance, operate and maintain a parkway from downtown Jackson to the airport |
| Oakland Airport Connector | California | RFP Issued | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Oakland Airport Connector |
| Denver RTD | Colorado | RFQ Expected | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the East, Gold Line and Commuter Line Maintenance Facility in the Denver area |
| Metro Solutions Phase II | Texas | Bidders Shortlisted | Facility Provider will be responsible for design and construction of civil works; furnishing and installation of equipment; initial operations and maintenance; and financing services for Light Rail projects in Houston |
| I-73 | South Carolina | Request for | Concession to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 80-mile portion of I-73 connecting Myrtle Beach with the North Carolina border |
| Mid-Currituck Bridge | North Carolina | Bidders Shortlisted | Concession for new 7-mile bridge over Currituck Sound connecting mainland and the Currituck County outer Banks south of Corolla |
In addition to the projects identified above, PPPs have been considered for several other projects. For some of these projects decisions were made not to proceed with a PPP, or not to proceed at all with the project. For others, the procuring agency is still considering a PPP and may solicit proposals. These projects include, among others:
• Mississippi River Bridge: In 2007, Missouri announced that a team led by Zachry American Infrastructure submitted an unsolicited proposal for a PPP to develop a new 6-lane toll bridge over the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Illinois. While Missouri has legislation authorizing a PPP for this bridge, Illinois has recommended instead that the States build a companion bridge next to the existing Martin Luther King Bridge, which would cost less and would not be tolled.
• Maryland I-270/I-495 Project: In 2006, the Maryland State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transit Administration and the Maryland Transportation Authority issued a request for expressions of interest in a long-term, concession-based PPP for transit improvements and managed lanes on the I-270/I-495 corridor from I-70 at Frederick in the north to the Virginia State line at the American Legion Bridge in the south.
• Oregon PPP Projects: Oregon has been in the process of considering innovative solutions, including long-term, concession-based PPPs, for three projects in the Portland area: the Newburg-Dundee Bypass, the Sunrise Corridor, and the South I-205 Corridor.
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58 KABATA's website is: http://www.knikarmbridge.com/ (last visited July 7, 2008)