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Archived News From Page 1

2008

More Privatization News:

Alabama-ppp for connecting highway could be a non-profit!

Indiana-Citizens' group plans "X-69" shutdown of I-69, NAFTA superhighway expansion/construction in SW Ind.

Pennsylvania Turnpike-highest bid for 75 yr. lease by Spanish toll road operator and U.S. based Citibank
 




bizjournals.com, 05/19/08
Sebelius veto stymies Gardner  intermodal project ...
vetoed construction backing


nevadaappeal.com
,05/16/08
Nevada DOT board backs public-private partnership project on I-15...2 lanes to be operated by private company

tollroadnews.com
,05/15/08
Two remaining bidders for the 75 year lease concession on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Cintra and Macquarie  are out; Spanish and Australian firms are bidders.

tulsabeacon.com, 05/15/08
NAFTA bill killed in Oklahoma Senate ...foreign trade zones need fixing

borderfirereport.net,05/14/08
Public/Private Partnerships: Government-Sanction Monopolies ...giant wealth transfer scheme from US workers to corporate leaders and third world peoples

quickdfw.com, 05/14/08
US Mexico truck program in slow lane...Mexican and American companies not very interested-not enough profit...


statejournal.com, 04/24/08
W Virgina explores privatizing highways... 
needs funds for new roads, gas tax hike seen as unrealistic...

texasturf.org, 5/07/08
Macquarie eyes Austin airport for a Public Private Partnership  
Macquarie-domiciled in Australia-is the same company who bought dozens of local newspapers, in the path of the Trans-Texas Corridor...and a bidder on part of the TTC with Cintra...

Archived News
From Page 1

Prior to July 1, 2007
tollroadnews.com, 6/30/07
Tennessee DOT gets toll powers-scrubs PPP alternative...more
tollroadnews.com, 6/29/07
NJ Turnpike won't be sold or leased - Corzine outlines eight principles for monetization...more
wnd.com, 06/29/07
Follow the money to North American Union...more
landlinemag.com, 6/29/07
Local toll authority wins bid against Spanish firm in North Texas...more
landlinemag.com, 6/29/07
OOIDA shines light on inequity in cross-border program...DOT Exempts Mexico from safety standards...more
landlinemag.com, 6/29/07
Roadcheck finds more U.S. HOS violations; Mexico barely participates...more
dentonrc.com, 6/28/07
Private firms may shy from Texas if Cintra loses 121 project...more
urbantulsa.com, 6/27/07
Oklahoma has major clout in North American Union project...more
canadians.org, integrate this!
Call to Action against the SPP...more
Chinese sell potentially Defective Tires to U.S.
US citizens' safety and security eroded by global trade without controls

newsday.com, 6/27/07
Indiana Lawmakers at Odds Over Toll Road...leased toll road still debated...more
freerepublic.com, 6/20/07
Congressman HUNTER: CROSS-BORDER TRUCKING PROGRAM IS BAD FOR AMERICA...more
NAFTA HEADLINE
reportonbusiness.com,6/27/07
Royal Bank of Canada bulks up for infrastructure boom-prepping for buying binge of assets such as roads and prisons, especially in the United States...more
NAFTA HEADLINE
tollroadnews.com, 6/24/07
PA Gov Rendell frustrated - alternatives to Penn Pike lease flout federal law...more
landlinemag.com, 6/25/07
Audit of cross-border program begins...mandated by war supplemental appropriations act...more
wnd.com, 6/20/07
Protesters to converge on North America summit: Canada hosts trilateral SPP meeting with Bush, Mexican president...more
todaystrucking.com, 6/25/07
Groups blast DOT on speculation Mexican truck plan will proceed...more
kansascity.com, 6/21/07
Trade facility plan in dispute...KC park official, a foe of illegal immigration, questions city’s support for SmartPort efforts...more
wfmz.com, 6/22/07
PA Turnpike Proposal Gets Cool Reaction from Toll Workers...more
landlinemag.com, 6/22/07
Florida governor signs toll road lease bill...more
tollroadnews.com, 6/21/07
Privatization Failure in Australia: Cross City Tunnel in Sydney sold by receivers-traffic projections faulty...more
wnd.com, 6/22/07
Texas governor clears way for NAFTA superhighway...more
tollroadnews.com, 6/20/07
Cintra/JPMorgan hopeful Texas commission will choose them over NTTA...Regional vote may be overidden by TXDOT...more
thetrucker.com, 6/20/07
OOIDA, advocacy groups give DOT an “F“ on safety, security; DOT responds ...more
stopthenorthamericanunion.com, 6/15/07
Dr. Peterson: About the NAU-What You Don't Know CAN HurtYou!...more
detnews.com, 6/20/07
Concerns dog road test for Mexican truckers...more
waxahachiedailylight.com, 7/20/07
TX: Perry veto angers farmers...TTC to cut through farms...more
allenamerican.com, 6/19/07
TX Toll Authority snags vote from Spanish Cintra for 121 toll project...more
pittsburghlive.com, 6/20/07
Teamsters rally against Pa. Turnpike privatization...more
philly.com, 6/18/07
PA: Tapping the pike without leasing...A plan likely for bonds, higher tolls, and making I-80 a toll road...more
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dallasnews.com,6/16/07
Perry kills bills on property rights...Perry vetoes 49 measures, protects his favorite initiatives...more
landlinemag.com, 6/15/07
Rep. Boyda: It may be up to the courts to stop cross border trucking...more
tollroadnews.com, 6/14/07
Texas DOT unfazed by legislation-proposing study of 87 tollroads costing $56 billion...more
thenewspaper.com, 6/14/07
California: Divorce Attorneys Raid Electronic Toll Road Data...rfid data gone bad...more

From landlinemag.com-Week of 6/11/07:
Texas tolling bill with moratorium now law...
more
Illinois bill stalls; would have blocked hand-off of tollway...more
DOT Web site for submitting comments offline...how to send comments...more

wnd.com, 6/14/07
White House presses Senate to allow Mexican trucks...more
tollroads.com, 6/11/07
Bloomberg report on withholding US highway funds from bad concession states neither confirmed nor denied...ppp rules to be enforced?...more
thetyee.ca, 6/10/07
The plan to disappear Canada...Canadians object to US integration...more
transportation.house.gov, 6/4/07
Concerns with PPP-New, expanded report...more
FortWorthBusinessNews, 6/11/07
From Canada to U.S. and Mexico, NASCO aims to build bridges...more
wnd.com, 6/08/07
Truckers demand feds come clean on Mexican rigs...more

yorkdispatch.com, 6/7/07
PA Gov. Rendell is prodded to release documents on turnpike privatization...more
Corsi, wnd.com, 6/8/07
Bureaucrats to buck Congress on Mexican trucks?...more
landlinemag.com, 06/08/07
DOT presses forward with cross-border program...New Regs posted-June 28th deadline to comment...more
theconservativevoice.com, 6/06/07
NAFTA Highway and Privatization of Roads – Politicians Beware!...