Spanish firm offers $12.8 billion to lease Pa. Turnpike

[speech]

A Spanish toll-road operator won the bidding war to operate the Pennsylvania Turnpike, offering $12.8 billion for a 75-year lease, Gov. Rendell said today.
http://waronyou.com/2008/05/spanish-firm-offers-128-billion-to-lease-pa-turnpike/
The proposal by Abertis Infraestructuras, of Barcelona, must be approved by the Pennsylvania legislature, and legislative leaders in Harrisburg have said the plan faces tough sledding with lawmakers.

[Bruno]

Rendell called the lease plan “a very good deal for Pennsylvania drivers and taxpayers,”

Why does he not explain how this is a good deal?

[scholarpreneur]

Hell, they're having some Spanish country build the first leg of the NAFTA Superhighway, so why not?

http://transtexascorridor.blogspot.com/2005/02/spanish-corporation-cintra-plans-to.html

[Kludge]

Lol.... Borrowing time to meet short-term goals. When the state's economy is f'd, at least he won't be there to take the blame.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Lol.... Borrowing time to meet short-term goals. When the state's economy is f'd, at least he won't be there to take the blame.

First there's:

Military Industrial Complex

Then there's:

Prison Industrial Complex

Now there's:

Roadway Industrial Complex


In Germany - 25 YEARS... roads are built with technological advanced materials, for a cost and traffic efficiency for roadway life/surface expectancy of a minimum of 25 years
In the US, - 10 YEARS! I wonder if any US roads can truly meet that 10 year timeline?

Look at California's CALTRANS department of BLACK HOLES budget. I didn't realize that we cannot adapt foreign advanced technologies... oh, I forgot... it's big GOVERNMENT business once again, with states trying to get as much Federal Funding/EARMARKS as possible!