Transportation

The SFMTA’s Potrero Yard, built in 1915, is being modernized to support a growing zero-emission bus fleet and improve working conditions. Nossaman secured financing for the $620 million project, achieving financial close in April 2026. Construction begins in early 2027, with project completion expected by 2030. This modernization will provide more reliable transit, reduce pollution and improve public health. The new four-story facility will increase bus capacity by 68%, enhance repair efficiency and offer sustainable infrastructure.

We successfully defended SMART against the owners’ quiet title claims, securing a complete trial victory which allows the project to move forward. Our attorneys argued that SMART’s railroad deeds conveyed SMART a fee interest, and/or contain language that provides SMART rights broad enough to permit the corridor’s intended use. Furthermore, the bike and pedestrian pathway is functionally connected to transit operations, serving as a first and last-mile access for riders.

Nossaman is advising the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) on the $2.1 billion project, which includes design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of a new 6-lane bridge on I-10 crossing the Calcasieu River, development of a new toll system, modification and relocation of existing roadways and demolition and removal of the existing bridge. Currently, Nossaman is assisting with its implementation.

For generations, communities in the San Gabriel Valley have relied primarily on car travel to access jobs and higher education in Los Angeles and in the region, leading to heavy congestion on Interstates 10 and 210 – a problem worsened by the steadily growing population farther east. The success of Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority’s historic A-Line Expansion will now provide a new and alternative connection to the rest of Los Angeles County, including Long Beach and Downtown LA.

SR 400 has transformed from a suburban connection into a highly congested corridor in the Atlanta metropolitan area as it experiences substantial population and job growth. We assisted the Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority with the financial close of the SR 400 Express Lanes Project to move forward with the design, financing construction, operations, maintenance and tolling of the Project under a 50-year concession agreement.

Nossaman advised the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) on drafting a $2.6 billion transportation bill, Proposition L, that voters approved in the November 2022 election.

Whether traveling by car, bus, train, bike or plane, we firmly believe transportation provides people with better access to opportunities, strengthens economies and helps foster a greater sense of community.

We are advising the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) on improving Interstate 17, a key commerce corridor that sees more than one million travelers every year.

We helped the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) advance joint development and transit-oriented projects in the Bay Area. We negotiated three agreements involving development of mixed-use projects next to VTA’s Blossom Hill, Tamien and Evelyn Stations.

We worked closely with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development on the first project procured under their P3 Authority – the replacement of the Judge Perez Bridge and Belle Chasse Tunnel. As the primary access point for those in the Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, the bridge and tunnel see over 33,000 vehicles per day.

We are proud to have played a role assisting the New York State Thruway Authority with replacement of the three-mile-long Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River with The Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, a new cable-stayed, dual-span structure designed to last 100 years. The crossing was long overdue for an upgrade due to the age of the existing bridge as well as increased traffic. 

We worked with the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to bring a decades-long highway project to life.

We’re advising on a new transit service to offer flexible, affordable, ADA compliant on-demand service in Los Angeles County.

We secured nearly $10 million in federal funds for Tradepoint Atlantic, an intermodal global logistics hub in Baltimore, Maryland, through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Port Infrastructure Development Grant (PIDG).

We are helping reduce congestion on one of the most congested roadways in Texas. 

We helped WSDOT replace a key element of the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct with a state of the art tunnel to better manage traffic while opening prime waterfront real estate for development.

We are lead federal environmental litigation counsel for the largest single highway project in Arizona history, the $1.8 billion South Mountain Freeway Project.

The cost of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line Extension Project was ballooning.  They turned to us for help finding a more effective project delivery method.

We assisted the City of Bakersfield with early project planning to address environmental challenges and acquire the necessary property interests.

Bringing public transit to the west-side had long been a dream in Los Angeles but it was always difficult to make it a reality

The crown jewel of LA Metro's Crenshaw/LAX Line is its 96th Street / Aviation station which will enable passengers to connect directly to LAX’s Automated People Mover.

We were one of a few firms selected by LA Metro to help them navigate myriad issues.

This crucial project, a $2 billion, 11-mile trolley line extension from downtown San Diego to University City, will improve access in the region.

We are advising the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) on its Consolidated Rent-a-Car Center (ConRAC) at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

We are advising the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports on an Automated People Mover (APM) train system at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

We successfully advised the Arizona Department of Transportation on a groundbreaking deal for the South Mountain Freeway Project.

We helped the Michigan Department of Transportation achieve commercial and financial close on an agreement to provide a $125 million street lighting project for the Detroit region.

We helped the Texas Department of Transportation reach an agreement for an approximately $1 billion portion of the Grand Parkway.

We advised the Texas Department of Transportation on the LBJ Express Project (IH-635), one of the largest P3 highway projects in the U.S.

We helped the Texas Department of Transportation solidify a P3 agreement to launch the $1.5 billion North Tarrant Express Segments 3A & 3B Project.

We advised the Maryland Department of Transportation and Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) on the negotiation of an amended P3 agreement and resolicitation of a replacement design-build contractor to complete Maryland’s first transit public-private partnership (P3) project.