Engineering News-Record » More than halfway through 2018, there have been just 19 transactions in the P3 sector worth about $7.6 billion compared to last year, when investors completed 94 deals totaling about $36.6 billion, Pitchbook says.  Most investment is not channeled to U.S. public infrastructure most in need, says Bloomberg, contending that assets already in private hands, such as electric utilities, gas pipelines and cell towers, are the biggest beneficiaries.