toll concession

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) has scheduled a meeting Sept 17 in Harrisburg for companies interested in what they call a public private partnership (P3) for the remaining three sections of the Mon Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway near Pittsburgh. We think it's a toll concession they have in mind. (see Terminology at bottom)

A statement from the office of Governor Edward Rendell says the state Department of Transportation was "inundated" today by submissions from some 14 teams vying to pay the state for the right to operate the Pennsylvania Turnpike under a longterm concession or lease. They released a list of the companies that responded to the recent Request for Qualifications - see below.