| Chicago Skyway | Indiana Toll Road | |
| Year | 2005 | 2006 |
| Infrastructure | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) of toll urban highway with a bridge | 156.9 mi (252.5 km) of toll intercity highway connecting the Chicago Skyway to the Ohio Turnpike |
| Lessor | City of Chicago | State of Indiana |
| Lessee | Skyway Concession Company | Cintra and Macquarie Atlas Roads consortium |
| Lease duration | 99 years | 75 years |
| Amount | $1.85 billion | $3.85 billion |
Public / Private Partnerships are commonly advocated as a suitable alternative for governments to receive financial compensation in by leasing an infrastructure. The lessee operates the infrastructure and collect tolls. The effectiveness of such projects is contingent upon a number of factors, particularly expected toll revenues and relation to the value of the bid. Private companies bidding for private infrastructure, particularly roads, must thus carefully forecast the traffic potential of the road since the level of traffic will directly be related to toll revenue. In 2006, Cintra, a Spanish construction firm, and Macquarie Atlas Roads, an Australian toll road company, successfully bid for the operation of the Indiana Toll Road. In exchange for a $3.85 billion payment, the consortium was given a 75 years concession to operate the road and collect tolls. However, toll revenues did not reach expectations. The financial crisis of 2008-09 resulted in a significant drop in ridership. By 2010, toll revenues where half of what was expected, but traffic started to increase afterwards, but not to a level that generated enough revenues. In 2014, the consortium filed for bankruptcy.