New Mexico SR 44
New Mexico state law did not permit design-build procurement at the time NM 44 was constructed. However, the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation department was able to replicate many of the efficiencies of the design-build model through the use of an innovative professional services contract. Read Case Study
King Coal Highway
This four-lane highway through rugged terrain in West Virginia involves an innovative partnership with a local coal companies that are using excess materials generated by the mining process to construct the foundation for the highway. This arrangement facilitates the permitting process for new mining activity and is estimated to have resulting in a 50 percent cost savings for the initial section of the highway. The coal companies are collaborating with the DOT to ensure that the alignment provides access to coal-rich areas. This model may be replicated in other coal producing states.
Heartland Corridor
This project is an innovative partnership between U.S. DOT and the private freight rail industry. Norfolk Southern Corporation is investing $44.4 in an initiative to heighten clearances in 28 tunnels and obstructions in West Virginia, and Kentucky, enabling double stacked rail operations between the Tidewater ports and Columbus, Ohio. This contribution has leveraged $105.6 million in public funding, including a $90 million earmark in SAFETEA-LU.
Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program (CREATE)
The create project is a collaboration between six private railroads, METRA, AMTRAK, and state and local governments in Illinois. The private railroads plan to make a $212 equity contribution towards a $1.534 billion capital program involving grade separation projects and extensive upgrades of tracks, switches and signal systems. This is the first time that so many competing railroads have collaborated to increase the efficiency of an urban rail network.
SmartWay Upgrade Kits
This unique partnership marks the first deployment of technologies to lower fuel consumption and emissions by trucks along a major transportation corridor and has also received a loan from the Oregon State Infrastructure Bank (SIB). The U.S. DOT, EPA, and DOE intend to work together with State and local governments, non-profits, state trucking associations in an effort to replicate this deployment strategy around the country. This project demonstrates the wide range of transport initiatives that can benefit from PPP arrangements and innovative finance tools.
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