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$12.8b Bid for PA Turnpike

May 20, 2008 By Adam Hengels

From Toll Road News: With a bid of $12.8 billion an Abertis/Citi team has been selected as the concessionaire in a 75 year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The bids were received in a second round of best-&-final offer bids last Friday (May 16). #2 bidder was Transurban/Goldman Sachs at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: privatization, Transportation Tagged With: highways, pa turnpike, patronage, privatization

Recent Links 4/24/08: PA Turnpike, NYC Rezoning, Tudor City NIMBYs, Houston Zoning

April 24, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Out of Control blog: Terms of Potential PA Turnpike Lease Announced Curbed NYC 4/22/08: Developer-Driven Rezoning Prepares to Enter Ring AMNY 4/24/08: Residents fight Tudor City development Curbed NYC 4/24/08: Neighborhood Love: Tudor City Residents Suing to Block Solow Houston … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Houston, NIMBY, nyc, pa turnpike, rezoning

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