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Highway Public-Private Partnerships: More Rigorous Up-Front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest

GAO-08-1149R Published: Sep 08, 2008. Publicly Released: Sep 08, 2008.
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In February 2008, GAO released a report entitled Highway Public-Private Partnerships: More Rigorous Up-Front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest (GAO-08-44) that reviewed: (1) the benefits, costs, and trade-offs of highway public-private partnerships; (2) how public officials have identified and acted to protect the public interest in these arrangements; and (3) the federal role in highway public-private partnerships and potential changes in this role. The enclosed statement discusses these issues.

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Cost analysisHighway planningInterstate highwaysPerformance measuresPrimary highwaysPublic roads or highwaysRisk managementState highwaysStrategic planningToll roadsTransportation costsTransportation industryTransportation planningTransportation policies