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P3 financing advances Ohio's Innerbelt Bridge project

GasBuddy Blog -- Construction on major infrastructure repairs and improvement projects is being advanced now by 'P3s' --public private partnerships, according to the Ohio Dept. of Transportation.

ODOT and Governor John Kasich announced that, for the first time in ODOT history, the state is implementing P3 financing that will eliminate construction delays for the Innerbelt Bridge project despite ODOT's $1.6 billion budget deficit.

The Innerbelt Bridge is a truss arch bridge in Cleveland, Ohio carrying Interstate 90/Innerbelt Freeway over the Cuyahoga River, a major state transportation corridor. With the announcement, Ohio became the 30th state in the U.S. to enact legislation permitting P3 financing.

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:01:28 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse jrs: lots of builders could learn a lot about bridges.
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,580 Points:1,605,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 13, 2012 12:01:17 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse often the lower bids spell shoddy work due to lots of shortcuts...
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