Cintra-,
Abertis-led groups bid for Pennsylvania toll road lease
05.12.08
Thomson Financial News
MADRID
- Groups led by Spanish
toll-road operator Abertis Infraestructuras SA and
Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras SA have
submitted cash offers for a 75-year U.S. toll road
concession, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Abertis plus undisclosed financial partners
lodged a bid for the Pennsylvania Turnpike lease, as
did a partnership of Ferrovial-owned
Cintra and
Australia's Macquarie Infrastructure Group, the
newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.
Pennsylvania government advisors have estimated
the value of the 500-mile highway at $12 billion to
$18 billion, it added.