Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Pioneer Program?
A: It’s a program created by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to explore the possibility of using innovative transportation financing and project delivery in Nevada.
Q: What do you mean by "innovative"?
A: Innovative means methods of funding, building, operating and/or maintaining transportation projects that haven’t been traditionally used. Examples of these methods are value pricing, and public-private partnerships.
Q: Why was this program created?
A: The Pioneer Program is a result of NDOT’s efforts to find solutions to our transportation funding shortfall and to meet the state's growing needs. Billions of dollars are required to develop the projects necessary to meet immediate demands; but there is limited or no public funding available to build them.
Q: What is a "Public-Private Partnership"?
A: Public-Private Partnerships, otherwise known as PPPs, are innovative contractual agreements created between a public agency (like NDOT) and a private sector company to deliver a transportation project.
Q: How have PPPs worked in other states?
A: Other states have used PPPs in a variety of ways to help facilitate the earlier delivery of projects and to provide financing and funds not otherwise available for transportation projects. Through the use of PPPs, states have been able to relieve congestion, or build or reconstruct needed facilities.
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