Skanska.USA Inc., and Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II have sold their 50% equity stakes in Elizabeth River Crossings, operator of two toll tunnels in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Under terms of the nearly $2.4-billion deal with Spanish toll-road manager Abertis and Manulife Investment Management, Skanska and Macquarie will each receive $625 million. The new owners will also assume approximately $1.13 billion in debt.

Skanska.'s announcement did not explain the deal's rationale or timing. According to a company source, a sale of Skanska and Macquarie stakes in Elizabeth River Crossings was always a possibility.

The Sweden-based contractor2018年宣布它将退出美国私有化基础设施开发市场，在累积对主要合同的1亿美元亏损之后。

伊丽莎白河穿越s was formed in 2012, when Skanska and Macquarie partnered with the Commonwealth of Virginia for a $2.16-billion public-private partnership that rehabilitated and expanded existing Norfolk-area tunnel and surface transportation infrastructure, including a 3,800-ft-long parallel tube to the Midtown Tunnel.

作为回报，财团接受了2070年到期的运营和维护特许权。Skanska，Kiewit Construction and Toors Marine，Inc。的合资企业工作2017年9月，提前一年。

承包商没有宣布其其他美国P3企业的变化。Skanska是奥兰多23亿美元I-4终极项目的开发集团的50％合作伙伴，经历了一系列融资和建筑问题 - 以及五个fatalities- 佛罗里达州第二次交通公司今年早些时候表示，延误了该项目的原始项目完成日期至多一年。

承包商还持有Laguardia Gateway Partners（LGP）的32％股权，该股权建于纽约市Laguardia机场850,000平方英尺的终端B.

在10月份的报告中，财务评级公司惠誉评级从其“评级手表消极”名单中取消了机场，但表示其展望仍然是“消极”，接近债券的25亿美元。惠誉表示，该评级反映了P3的“六个月内的表现能力，即使终端批量活动仍然低于标准化绩效，也可以保持稳定的流动性概况和可持续的运营现金流量。”

它补充说：“这些情况，以及对施工阶段的有限的中断，降低了在冠状病毒大流行的开始时围绕了该项目的初始不确定性水平。

尽管发生挑战，LGP的流动性位置仍然保持健全。“

但是惠誉也表示，负面的前景“反映了运营和财务绩效的持续风险，因为大流行对航空的影响仍然是持续的，并且不太可能很快减少萎缩。”

它表示，未来的评级变化将取决于机场的能力“以收回设施成本并保留流动性保存......而设施利用率仍然沮丧。同时管理施工执行和成本风险仍然存在，注意到继续达到关键完成相关的里程碑，新利18备用官网登录并指出通过终端总部和大厅领域的最近开口。大流行继续减少每月乘客水平超过80％;然而。“

According to its third-quarter 2020 earnings report, issued Nov. 5, Skanska’s $5.35 billion in US construction revenue marked a 9% decrease from the same period in 2019. The company attributed the drop to COVID-19 disruptions among clients, as well as its own “strategic actions to focus the operations and be more selective in bidding to improve profitability.”

购买伊丽莎白河隧道标志着意大利基础设施控股公司Atlantia Spa的子公司的Abertis的美国市场首次亮相，以前自动助攻。Pending regulatory approvals, the deal calls for Abertis to control between 51% and 68% of Elizabeth River Tunnels, providing what CEO José Aljaro called “a solid platform in the U.S., a country that offers a strong commitment to public-private partnerships and to the concession framework.”

今年早些时候，Abertis购买了墨西哥收费路特许公寓RCO的控制，该rco管理了5个以上的554英里的额定高速公路，包括El Bajio工业走廊和该国两个最大的城市，墨西哥城和瓜达拉哈拉之间的主要连接。