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Public-Private Partnerships in the News |
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Canada: Port Mann Bridge
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The Port Mann Bridge in Vancouver is another P3 disaster from
around the world - a disaster much like the failures (SR 91 and SR
125) that have cost California taxpayers hundreds of millions more
than they should have. Because they are so profitable, it is not a
surprise that multi-national companies and Wall Street investment
houses want to bring more such P3s to the "lucrative" California
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The Public Interest Alternative
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Require competitive bidding.
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Require public oversight, design
and inspection to ensure public safety and cost controls.
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Utilize tax exempt public
financing which is as much as 35 percent lower than private
borrowing.
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Tolls should be reinvested in our
transportation and other public infrastructure.
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Prohibit non-compete clauses and
cash payments that prevent improvements to competing public
roads, increasing congestion.
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The Abbotsford Times,
"Brouhaha over bridge," March 10, 2009. |
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The Vancouver Sun,
"Private financing for new Port Mann project
vaporizes," March 10, 2009. |
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The Abbotsford Times,
"Port Mann plans change," March 2, 2009. |
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