Ronald F. Kirby, Transportation Director of Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, worked closely with Virginia DOT and local governments in the I-495 Capital Beltway corridor during the long negotiations that led to the 80-year concession with Transurban and Fluor. He is a supporter of the P3 delivery approach but cautions in the Q&A below that there are unknowns ahead for 495 Express and for private delivery of managed lanes in general.