By Paul Nussbaum, The Philadelphia Inquirer May 19--A Spanish toll-road operator won the bidding war to operate the Pennsylvania Turnpike, offering $12.8 billion for a 75-year lease, Gov. Rendell said today.

By Guillet, Jaime State transportation and economic development officials are taking a new tack to finance transportation infrastructure projects in hopes of taking a sizable bite out of Louisiana's $14-billion highway backlog. Public-private partnerships are not a new concept.

By Barbara Brotman, Chicago Tribune Nov. 1---- Wo

By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Aug. 13--Tar Heels driven to escape summer's heat via a northbound road trip know they'd better keep some quarters and dollar bills handy. Every East Coast state north of us (except Connecticut) imposes tolls on at least a few roads and bridges.

By Laure Cioffi, Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio Jul. 31--WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. -- Skip Doutt sends 25 to 30 trucks a day onto Interstate 80 to deliver metal products. As vice president of operations at Yourga Trucking Inc.