Chris Glynn

Consortia including Macquarie, Balfour Beatty and Cintra are in the race for a 50km extension of Canada's 407 highway. A preferred bidder is expected early next year.

A transportation representative on the Kentucky side of the Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority has been awarded a second term. Meanwhile, a meeting to move forward on a RFI for the Ohio Bridges project is imminent.

Brookfield’s plans to consolidate its energy businesses into a single publicly traded partnership have garnered bondholder and unit-holder approval, paving the way for Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners to debut tomorrow.

A state appointed receiver will handle financial operation of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, making a sale of its waste incinerator and lease of its parking a strong possibility.

EPCOR, Plenary and SNC Lavalin have been invited to bid for the Evan-Thomas Water and Wastewater Project Treatment Facility. The winner is expected to be named in May 2012.

Autumn has seen the PPP developer flush with deal activity as it is again named preferred bidder on a $73m project to provide military housing.

Jordi Graells was honoured for his PR-22 toll road deal. The US head is also set to become president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association in 2012.

The latest grab for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery cash prompted a record-breaking response, demanding $14.1bn in funding from a $527m pot. The grant money can be used to fund public-private partnerships.

Beset by debt and under siege from city hall, the head of the Orlando Orange toll agency has handed in his resignation. But the project that brought him down – the Wekiva 25-mile toll road – is unlikely to be procured as a PPP.

A long-gestating PPP to build a light rail line is nearing its denouement with the three shortlisted teams asked to submit proposals for the so-called Evergreen Line Rapid Transit project by April 2012.