What is the link between tolling and pricing and public-private partnerships (PPP)?
Not all tolling and pricing projects will be undertaken as public private partnerships (PPPs), and not all PPPs involve tolls. Yet incorporating tolls into a project definitely expands the type and potential benefits of PPPs that can be implemented. PPP models for tolling and pricing projects range from long-term concessions for design, build, finance, and operation of a facility to short-term operation and maintenance contracts. These models can provide accelerated project completion, cost savings, improved efficiency, quality, and system performance. PPPs can also provide access to new sources of private capital, substituting private personnel and resources for constrained public resources.
