The Northampton County, Pa., General Purpose Authority and Kriger Construction Inc. recently entered into a public-private partnership that is believed to be one of the first P3 transportation infrastructure projects nationwide to be spearheaded by county officials.
The $37.5-million replacement and rehabilitation of 33 bridges is a rare example of a county serving as the “lead agent” for a P3 project, said John Parkinson, executive director of the Association for the Improvement of American Infrastructure. “One can’t help but applaud them for being creative,” Parkinson says.