Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease Info and Resources

• Nathan Benefield
• May 20, 2008

Turnpike Lease/BidOverviewFull Concession AgreementSynopsis of Lease Requirements/LimitsConcerns About Turnpike Lease MisguidedTurnpike Commission implicit “bid”: $5.3 billionP3 Information…

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Turnpike lease “winning” bid to be announced next week

• Nathan Benefield
• May 12, 2008

Governor Rendell held a press conference to announce the “winning bid” on the Pennsylvania Turnpike lease will likely be presented next Monday. Rendell also stated: Bids were within…

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What bid? That’s ridiculous!

• May 10, 2008

Apparently Turnpike Commission CEO Joe Brimmeier was surprised to learn from the Pittsuburgh Post-Gazette that he had submitted a bid on to operate the Turnpike. Well, it’s not a…

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First Turnpike Bid Is In! Only $5.3 Billion

• May 9, 2008

PA Turnpike Commission plan will provide only $450 million per year for state’s roads, highways, bridges, and mass transit HARRISBURG, PA — As Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly await…

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SmartTalk on PA Turnpike Lease

• Nathan Benefield
• May 8, 2008

Here is the video of Matt Brouillette’s appearance on last week’s Smart Talk Program on WITF discussing a lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

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Bonanza from lease of turnpike not so big?

• May 6, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story on the expected bids to lease the Turnpike. What’s interesting is that even with the downturn of the market, a Public-Private Partnership on the Turnpike…

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Government Accountability

A Tale of Two Agencies

• Matthew Brouillette
• April 23, 2008

It is neither the “best of times” nor the “worst of times” in Pennsylvania, yet there is “A Tale of Two Agencies” when it comes to the…

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Taxes & Economy

Turnpike Lease Bids Due April 30

• Nathan Benefield
• April 17, 2008

Governor Rendell has announced that bids for leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be due at or near the end of April. He also announced many of the terms…

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Penn Pike may require larger toll increases

• Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2008

More bad news on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission – Toll Roads News reports that Fitch Ratings has downgraded the PTC’s bond rating, saying that the Act 44 promises may…

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