Public-private partnership

With joint proposed rulemaking details unavailable and bond issuance growing, these are top issues experts need to know.

The largest is an up to $2 billion issue to replace the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge.

The Public Finance Authority, a Wisconsin-based conduit issuer, approved the municipal bond sale for the roads operated by Spanish firm Abertis in a P3.

The New Terminal One project was able to flex its construction progress, which the P3 backers say may have encouraged investors in a deal upsized by $1 billion.

The low-investment-grade offering for a high-profile public private partnership stood out in a crowded airport sector.

A coalition of metropolitan planning organizations and transportation officials along the Interstate-4 corridor approved a resolution supporting further development.

The use of unregistered municipal advisors in the public-private partnership sector can lead to unnecessarily expensive deals for cities and states, said SEC's Dave Sanchez.

A $345 million taxable bond deal will support the public-private partnership arrangement that will upgrade the College Park campus district energy system.

Infrastructure projects no longer have to be included in a state's transportation plan to be eligible for a TIFIA loan.

Observers say the problems of KentuckyWired has lessons for all public-private partnerships.