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Fifteen years after a $9.9 billion bond issue that was to finance a substantial portion of a new high-speed rail line across California, the proposal "has become one of the most troubled megaprojects in the nation," said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo.
May 30 -
The Senate WRDA measure asks the Army Corps to report on best practices and lessons learned with its 10-year-old pilot P3 program.
May 29 -
A pair of muni market experts propose cities and towns borrow through state-based, credit-enhanced bond banks to make the market more efficient.
May 28 -
As EVs and fuel-efficient cars become more common, states and Congress are eying alternative revenues like road user charges.
May 24 -
Local rainfall standards, which affect the design of everything from roads to bridges and stormwater systems, offer a clue whether a city or state is taking infrastructure resilience seriously. Outdated standards remain in many areas, like in the Pacific Northwest.
May 23 -
A strong project pipeline has P3 advocates hopeful for the future, despite some lackluster recent numbers.
May 21 -
The measure "sets the table for a likely big tax bill next Congress," said Charles Samuels of Mintz Levin.
May 16 -
"This bipartisan FAA reauthorization bill is the product of endless hours of negotiation and debate and will transform several aspects of flying in the years to come," said Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.
May 16 -
"It's getting frantic out there," when it comes to competitive grants and drumming up local matches, said William Murdock, executive director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, speaking at a local government event during Infrastructure Week in Washington, D.C.
May 15 -
The ASCE in a report analyzing future infrastructure needs says it will take a mix of public and private funds to narrow the funding gap.
May 14
