Toll Roads
The origins of the national road networks in the UK and the eastern states of the USA lie in a system of semi-private tollroads known as turnpikes. These had largely been replaced by the middle of the nineteenth century.
Since the 1990s, however, there has been a major expansion in the use of private tollroads around the world.
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Noteworthy PPPs in 2009 (PDF) Gilroy, Leonard, 2009 Reason A review of "noteworthy public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects that have advanced in 2009." UK
Highway Public-Private Partnerships: More Rigorous Up-front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest (PDF) Government Accountability Office, 2008 An examination of the costs and benefits of using PPPs to build roads and the role of local and federal government in overseeing this. Evidence from Australia, Canada and Spain is also reviewed. USA
Towards Better Transport: Funding New Infrastructure with Future Road Pricing Revenue (PDF) Wellings, Richard and Lipson, Briar, 2008 Policy Exchange This report argues that endemic traffic congestion in the UK is now wreaking huge economic damage, a consequence of consistent under-investment in infrastructure by successive governments. A comprehensive overhaul of infrastructure based on road-user charging is therefore essential - but the public does not believe that income from charging would be effectively invested. The authors recommend that investment initially be underwritten by Private Finance Initiative projects, postponing the direct imposition of costs on motorists until they are in receipt of the benefits. This path is not easy, however, and devolution of institutional structures surrounding transport policy is essential to effective reform of UK road policy. UK
Building New Roads through Public-Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Gilroy, Leonard C; Poole, Robert W;Samuel, Peter and Segal, Geoffrey, 2007 Reason Foundation A briefing on the use of PPP's to design, finance, operate and maintain new roads. USA
Leasing State Toll Roads: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Samuel, Peter, 2007 Reason Foundation Information on the use of long term leases of state roads to finance, operate and maintain them whilst minimising taxpayer costs. USA
HOT Lanes: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Gilroy, Leonard and Pelletier, Amy, 2007 Reason Foundation Information on the uses and benefits of High Occupany Toll lanes operated in and around various major US cities. UK
Easing California's Transportation Crisis with Tolls and Public-Private Partnerships (PDF)
Poole, Robert W. Jr., 2005
Reason Foundation
Public Private Partnerships in Toll Roads in PRC (PDF) Wood, W.G., 2002 Paper prepared for the PPIAF/ADB Conference on Infrastructure Development - Private Solutions for the Poor: The Asian Perspective, Manila, 28-30 October A report looking at the legal and financial background for private sector investment in toll roads in the eastern provinces of the People's Republic of China and the implications for the poor. Philippines
The Market for Private Toll Roads in the United States (PDF)
Poole, Robert W. Jr. , 2002
Reason Foundation
The Skye Bridge (Recommendations only) (Web Page)
National Audit Office, 1997
The Stationery Office
Highways Agency: The Bridge Programme
National Audit Office (NAO), 1996
Private Participation in the Provision of Public Infrastructure: The Roads and Traffic Authority
Auditor General of New South Wales, 1994
An analysis of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel and M4 & M5 tollways. Report to NSW Parliament.
How to Enable Private Toll Road Development (PDF)
Poole, Robert W. Jr., 1993
Reason Foundation