• "Let's Make a Deal" Panel Discussion: On Monday, January 10, 2005 FHWA Administrator Mary Peters moderated a panel at the Transportation Research Board's annual meeting titled "Let's Make a Deal."The session was structured as an open forum between the U.S. DOT and private sector players involved in project financing and delivery. The session focused on how the parties need to think creatively and strategically together to advance critical surface transportation projects, specifically addressing what flexibilities the key stakeholders need to bring to the table.