Innovative Finance for Planners and Communities

ACCELERATE YOUR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

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Use innovative financing to complete your project faster and reduce costs.

• Access new sources of public and private funding
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• More effectively use existing funds
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• Avoid hidden costs associated with delayed construction
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Innovative Financing	vs.	Pay-As-You-Go
$5 Million Transportation Project
Start building IMMEDIATELY and (icon of a person wearing a hard hat)		Wait 5 YEARS to start building due to budget restrictions or (icon of an open-palmed hand in front of a stop sign)
Build WITHOUT DELAYS (icon of a checkmark)		Build IN PHASES as funds become available (icon of a brick foundation)
Incur interest at approximately 3.25%* OVER 10 YEARS (icon of a short stack of dollar bills)		See inflation rise at 4%** ANNUALLY, raising construction costs (icon of a safety cone)
Project complete in 3-5 YEARS (icon of a road heading toward the horizon)		Project complete in 8-10 YEARS (icon of a person holding blueprints)

Potential savings using Innovative Financing | UP TO $150K
Over the long term, interest payments may be less expensive than construction-cost inflation.

*Interest rate variable | **Estimated from FHWA data

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