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Public-private partnership is an
agreement between a government agency and non-government organization to work together
to achieve significant public benefits; including the reduction of congestion, reduction
of emissions, and improvement of safety while securing the future of the nation’s
transportation infrastructure.
A private partner can be a privately owned company
or other non-government entity that wishes to deliver transportation-related projects
to reduce emissions, improve congestion, protect the environment and benefit the
national economy.
Heartland Corridor
The Federal Highway Administration, Eastern
Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) has embarked on a partnership with the Norfolk
Southern Railway Company to carry out environmental planning, design, and construction
of the Heartland Corridor — a project to increase freight capacity on the vital
Virginia to Ohio route. The Project will allow double-stacked freight trains to
run between the Hampton Roads region in Virginia and Columbus, Ohio. The EFLHD is
responsible for the coordination and facilitation of the overall schedule for the
entire Project, as well as for the management of Federal funding.
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