Public-Private Partnership Disasters

California: State Route 125 -
South Bay Expressway
 

The State Route 125 - South Bay Expressway is a P3 disaster from right here in California.  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 market.

State Route 125

The Public Interest Alternative __________  
  • Require competitive bidding.

  • Require public oversight, design and inspection to ensure public safety and cost controls.

  • Tolls should be reinvested in our transportation and other public infrastructure.

  • Prohibit non-compete clauses and cash payments that prevent improvements to competing public roads, increasing congestion.

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1

San Diego Union Tribune, "Toll Operator Files for Chapter 11," March 23, 2011

2

San Diego Union Tribune, "Lessons From Bankruptcy of South Bay Expressway," May 27, 2011 

3

Washington Group Press Release, "Washington Group-led Joint Venture Wins $270 Million Design-Build Contract for San Diego Toll Road," May 28, 2003

4 San Diego Union Tribune, "First Pay Highway Opens in County," November 20, 2007
5 California Senate Rules Committee Analysis, August 31, 2006

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