Innovative ways to manage projects can also result in access to alternative funding and project efficiencies that will result in significant time savings. South Carolina and Louisiana have each developed nontraditional programs to deliver much needed transportation facilities sooner than could be achieved through conventional contracting methods. Through the use of innovative financing mechanisms and private sector management resources, these two States have been able to drastically cut the construction time for transportation projects. In South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is advancing 27 years of road and bridge projects in just seven years. Similarly, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is scheduled to deliver 16 specific transportation projects by 2010.