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Kentucky has launched the tender process for the design-build of a new $1.3bn bridge – half of the larger Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project. Indiana plans to pursue a public-private partnership to develop its half of the project.

The London-listed infrastructure fund has acquired the 20% it didn’t already own in the UK's North East Fire and Rescue project. The deal marks JLIF's second third-party acquisition.

Participants at Infrastructure Investor Americas in New York pointed to a high PPP completion rate and the number of projects underway in certain states as evidence that the US infrastructure market is not as bleak as some would paint it.

The US Department of Transportation has earmarked another $500m in grants for transportation projects, including public-private partnerships.

Toronto-based Fengate Capital has closed two infrastructure funds worth a combined C$600m, attracting commitments from Canadian pension funds. The firm has already invested some $300m in Canada’s infrastructure.

Mark Lesko, Town Supervisor of Brookhaven, New York, hopes that PPPs will help prevent insolvency for the municipality. Lesko has identified a string of local landmarks that could benefit from private sector involvement.

The Maryland Transportation Authority has inched closer to its second public-private partnership. The agency awarded a 35-year contract to Spain's Grupo Areas to develop travel plazas across a major interstate.

Travis County in Texas has tapped the consultancy to advise on the construction of a new courthouse that could potentially be procured as a public-private partnership.

Balfour Beatty is targeting universities in a push to expand the US social infrastructure market beyond student and military housing.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the state’s 2012 budget on Tuesday and is calling on the private sector to contribute up to $12bn for the $25bn ‘New York Works’ infrastructure fund.