It appears Pennsylvania’s self-help guide to road funding has been burned.
After learning that the Federal Highway Administration denied its application for a grant to toll I-80, the state received word on Wednesday, Oct. 10, that the group looking to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike for $12.8 billion has pulled its offer. Pennsylvania Transportation Partners, led by Citigroup and Abertis Infraestructuras from Spain, allowed the deal to expire on Sept. 30. The Pennsylvania state legislature failed to bring the measure to a vote.