Motorways concessions and tolls in Italy

Current context of the Italian concession system, law and application frameworks of concessions and future developments.

Road pricing, financing, regulation and equity: a summary of the PIARC Seminar in Cancun, Mexico

PIARC's international seminar on issues related to road pricing as a financing, regulatory, and equity tool was held in Cancun, Mexico, from 11 to 13 April 2005. This article will outline the experiences and the projects that were presented at the seminar and will endeavour to give an overview of road pricing.

Public private partnerships for road infrastructure development in Mexico

Mexico's road network is the backbone of the country's transportation system. The road network serves the whole territory and provides access and mobility to most of the country's 104 million inhabitants. Because of the country's reliance on its road system, there are large investment needs in the road sector. With the growth of economic activities and transportation requirements, these investment levels are insufficient to ensure that road infrastructure is properly maintained, improved and expanded. [...]

Creation of an agency for transport infrastructure funding in France

Resources from the road sector and in particular motorway company dividends will fund this agency that is entirely devoted to financing transport infrastructures. This is a major political decision for France, who does not have specific road funds and who until now has always returned all taxes and specifically petrol tax, to general revenue.

Public-private partnership in infrastructure development: the role of Asian Development Bank and the case of North Luzon Expressway

Solution of the Asian Development Bank for renovation, extension and operation of the North Luzon expressway in Philippines.