House Report 108-243, accompanying the FY 2004 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, requested that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) prepare a report identifying the impediments to the formation of large, capital-intensive highway and transit projects involving Public-Private Partnerships. The report is divided into five major sections: history of Public-Private Partnerships in highways and transit; value of Public-Private Partnerships; impediments in current law, regulations, and practice that discourage the formation of Public-Private Partnerships; recommendations from States, trade associations, private law firms, consultants, designers and contractors to remove those impediments; and DOT legislative proposals to facilitate Public-Private Partnerships. The report also contains case studies on completed and current projects. The report will be a valuable resource for those interested in using Public-Private Partnerships as an alternative method to the traditional procurement process. The report is available on the FHWA's Public-Private Partnership web site at www.fhwa.dot.gov/ppp.