Caitlin Devitt

Public-private partnerships can play a big role in U.S. transportation over the next decade, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg told governors.

"We're going to fix them all," President Biden said of the 45,000 bridges across the U.S. he said need repairs.

States want "maximum flexibility" when it comes to implementing the $7.5 billion program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

In his new role, Kurt Summers will look for opportunities to partner with local governments to advance their infrastructure priorities.

Better communication will be key in future P3s, a top Maryland transportation official said.

The Federal Highway Administration has acknowledged it lacks the authority to tell states how to spend federal infrastructure dollars, AASHTO said.

Enacting the muni market agenda through Build Back Better remains the top choice, but FY22 spending bills also present an opportunity, said the GFOA's lobbyist.

Timothy Little said he's looking for input from a diverse array of muni market participants in his new data-gathering role at the New York Federal Reserve.

The bulk of the IIJA money will flow first to the states, so cities need to be organized and ready to work with governors, White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu told the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Maryland blames a "post-pandemic market" for cost increases lifting the light rail line's price tag to $9.28 billion. The system is to open four years late in 2026.

Cities led the American recovery last year, Yellen told mayors at the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting.

If Congress opts for a continuing resolution instead of a full-year appropriation, transportation lobbyists said they would ask for an exception so that IIJA funds can begin to flow.

The investment could repair 15,000 bridges across the country and requires states to set aside at least 15% for local bridges.

The latest round of federal aid is not enough to move the needle over the long term.

The new water resources act comes as the Army Corps of Engineers' civil works program is set to see the largest influx of funding in its history.

With an insolvent Highway Trust Fund, alternatives to the federal fuel tax are more important than ever.

If it clears the legal hurdle, the company that owns the $30 billion project may seek a $12 billion Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan.

It would mark only the third transit P3 in the country and would be under pressure to deliver without the problems that dogged the other two.

The proposed guidance, which restricts new highway capacity projects, may be applied to legacy programs like TIFIA as well.

The complaint, targeting Louisiana’s complex sales tax collection system, comes after voters rejected a constitutional amendment to simplify local sales and use tax collection.