At first glance, a lineup of some of the biggest Southeast projects expected to begin construction during 2014 seems to indicate a boom market. There's a $1-billion National Football League stadium project in Atlanta. A $1-billion passenger rail line linking Orlando to Miami. In Orlando, a $2.1-billion, 21-mile-long transformation of Interstate 4. And in Atlanta, an $840-million revamping of Interstate 75.
But a closer look reveals a twist. In the past, almost all of these projects would have been funded mostly, if not entirely, with public funds. Today, though, each of these pending megaprojects is bankrolled at least partly with private dollars.
