A consortium led by the U.S. subsidiary of Spanish toll-road developer Cintra will take on the Virginia Dept. of Transportation’s latest suburban Washington, D.C., express-lane project, winning the nod to build and manage 22 miles of improvements along the I-66 corridor outside the I-495 Capital Beltway.

根据VDOT声明，Express Mobility Partners（包括公司Meridiam，Ferrovial Agroman Us和Allan MyersVa。Inc.）都会将融资，设计，建造，建造和维护两个全日制全职，动态定价的收费车道，沿着环城街之间的各个方向和弗吉尼亚州盖恩斯维尔（Gainesville），更换现有的高峰小时HOV车道，并保留了三个全日制开放旅行车道。

VDOT估计该项目，包括50年的业务特许权，总计25亿美元。

The selection follows a reworking of VDOT’s P3 procurement process, which had been criticized for its lack of accountability and competition in several recent public-private awards. By retaining the option to pursue the I-66 project on its own, at an estimated initial cost of nearly $1 billion, VDOT says it achieved “far more financially competitive” bids.

In addition to requiring no up-front public funding, Express Mobility Partners’ financing plan includes an initial $500-million contribution toward additional transportation improvements in the I-66 corridor. During its 50-year concession, the consortium also will fund $800 million in transit service and contribute $350 million for other corridor work.

Transurban, VDOT’s partner for express-lane projects on the Capital Beltway and I-395/95 corridor, teamed with Skanska in an unsuccessful bid for the I-66 job, with a financing strategy that required a public subsidy. The company continues to move forward on an 18-mile extension of the I-95 express lanes south to Fredericksburg.

Plans call for the I-66 project to reach financial close in mid-2017, with the five-year construction phase to begin soon afterward.

The award is Cintra’s first win since it elevated Belen Marcos to head the company’s $8-billion U.S. portfolio, announced on Oct. 18.

马科斯（Marcos）最近在达拉斯地区（North Tarrant Express，LBJ Express和NTE 35W项目的建设）担任Cintra联合三项目的首席执行官。阿尔贝托·冈萨雷斯（Alberto Gonzalez）将取代马科斯（Marcos）担任三个项目的首席执行官。新利18备用网址他以前曾担任副首席执行官。

据Cintra称，LBJ Express于2015年提前开放，“得克萨斯州交通部已将其描述为该国最全面，最复杂的项目。”

根据公司声明，她接管了尼古拉斯·卢比奥（Nicolas Rubio），后者被晋升为辛特拉（Cintra）的全球运营总监，总部位于马德里。该公司表示，其全球投资组合包括1200英里的托管高速公路里程，代表超过216亿美元的道路改善投资。

But its portfolio also includes a spate of underperforming toll-road operations and maintenance concessions, such as the Chicago Skyway and the Indiana Toll Road. Earlier this year, the Cintra co-owned company responsible for operating state Highway 130, near Austin, Texas, filed for bankruptcy, citing lower-than-expected toll revenue.