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Even as Have become federal infrastructure dollars More uncertain in the United States, the private sector may intervene to help close the public funding gap.
This is according to Silvia Ruiz, a global head of investors of the Civil Engineering firm based in Amsterdam, Ferrovial, who said that urbanization and population growth promote the need for transport, data centers and energy projects, which makes infrastructure an attractive sector for investors.
“From express lanes to smart cities, the demand for infrastructure increases,” Ruiz told Construction Dive.
In fact, Infrastructure is a hot item According to infrastructure investors, as a New York Manager Investment in New York City. In addition, last month, Barings, Charlotte, North Carolina, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, raised $ 950 million for his Private capital funds and infrastructure The Wall Street Journal reported on energy energy, digital infrastructure and transport.
Here, Ruiz talks about the immersion of construction on private infrastructure funding, world trends and what sectors will be hot in the coming years.
The following has been edited for brevity and clarity.
Construction division: What types of investment tendencies in infrastructure do you see right now?
Silvia Ruiz: We believe that infrastructure is an attractive sector from an investment point of view: stable, resistant to inflation and fueled by state expenditure. Through public-private collaborations, the private sector helps to close the funding gap, guaranteeing the stability of the industry.
Silvia Ruiz
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Consumers interact daily with the main infrastructures leading to the roads, passing through airports and attending first -hand to increase travel and tourism. Investing in what they know and use, investors can develop a deeper understanding of how the industry grows over time, as well as with the population of the population in growing cities.
In general, as cities, communities and companies grow in all the United States, the need for infrastructure and improvement projects increases. For example, we are seeing continuous growth on roads and airports, driven by the needs of cities to relieve congestion and modernization efforts of the airport as populations grow. The need for infrastructure creates a constant demand for investments.
What do you expect from the Trump administration in terms of investment in infrastructure?
We remain bullies in the infrastructure sector. The long -term need for modern and resistant U.S. infrastructure remains unchanged, as the industry supports community growth in the expanding cities of America.
Ferrovial has a history of funding, design, construction, operation and maintenance of large -scale infrastructure in the industries. We work proactively to maintain compliance, minimize risks and ensure that our projects contribute to shared goals such as improving transport, fostering economic growth and improving safety.
As we invest the equity in the development of these projects, public funds can be allocated to meet other local needs.
What sectors of infrastructure do you expect to grow in the next five to ten years?
We hope to see a strong growth of transport, data centers and energy. The development of efficient roads and the modernization of aging airports will continue to be essential.
We are optimistic that public-private collaboration will continue to be a growing trend as demand and budgets are limited and the private sector can help close this gap. We have also seen that energy demand increases exponentially to help process the AI through data centers and we look forward to continuous growth to help increase the demand for technology.
In the world, infrastructure investments increase especially in the sectors of rail, energy and digital infrastructure, driven by the tendency of more people who move to rapidly growing cities.
How did the infrastructure sector come out when it faces headers?
The infrastructure, particularly for road and airport sectors, has rejected significantly after Covid-19 with most nations reporting higher travel numbers to pre-paid numbers in 2024, showing industry resilience.
In the first quarter of this year, the Ferrovial Road Division gained a year -on -year revenue of 14.1%. Above all, 407 Express Toll Route in Canada offered a two -digit ebitda growth despite adverse weather conditions.
These mobility solutions are essential active, indicating the resistant infrastructure as an investment due to their continuous operation. And the need for these projects only increases to meet the demands of the growing community.
What megatrends do you think will shape the investment in infrastructure next year?
First, the number of populations of the population in cities and increasing travel due to this movement continuously promoting investment in infrastructure. Public-private collaborations are still a success focus on the care of the essential needs of transport, from efficient roads to modernizing airports.
We are monitoring the increase in energy demand along with the growth of data centers and sustainable AI cloud solutions. Although our current investment is modest, we have established new divisions to explore the opportunity. For now, our main goal is kept in the express lanes of the United States.
Ultimately, the future of the infrastructure lies in the good that we adapt to new technologies, to the global challenges and the needs of the communities we serve. We see that as much as a responsibility as an opportunity.
