Major US highway includes 76-year toll deal

Work on an extension to the express lanes on the I-95 Interstate highway in the US will be carried by Fluor Enterprises and the Transurban Group. The two companies have a 76-year concession package to operate and maintain the toll road infrastructure for the section of I-95 under a joint venture arrangement, 95 Express, The 147km stretch of express lanes on the I-95 highway will be owned by The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) however. Work on the US$925 million project is commencing in Septembe
December 4, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The I-95 Interstate highway in the east coast of the US is being upgraded with new express lanes
Work on an extension to the express lanes on the I-95 Interstate highway in the US will be carried by 6343 Fluor Enterprises and the 3365 Transurban Group.

The two companies have a 76-year concession package to operate and maintain the toll road infrastructure for the section of I-95 under a joint venture arrangement, 95 Express, The 147km stretch of express lanes on the I-95 highway will be owned by The 5131 Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) however.

Work on the US$925 million project is commencing in September 2012 and involves adding express lanes to Edsall Road in Fairfax County from Garrisonville Road in Stafford County. The construction work should be complete by 2014, along with the link to I-495. Financing worth $854 million is being provided by 95 Express and includes a $300 million Federal Government loan under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. Meanwhile public funds worth $71 million are being provided by VDOT.

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