Jim Watts

Two voter opinion polls differ on the likely outcome of Austin's $720 million mobility bond referendum.

A transportation coalition is asking presidential campaigns for details on long-term plans to fund federal highway programs.

Hawaii's test of a road user revenue plan may involve sending motorists mock mileage bills that highlight the potential fees.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will propose a highway funding plan to the 2017 General Assembly that includes a gas tax hike.

S&P Global says U.S. could rebuild its public infrastructure through the repatriation of overseas corporate earnings.

A House Democrat from Connecticut wants to use federal funds to construct a proposed $10 billion system of interstate highway tunnels in Hartford, Conn., that the state highway department deemed too expensive.

Virginia has the environmental clearance to go ahead with a highway project originally earmarked for P3 funding.

Charleston County, S.C., officials cite low state road funding in asking voters for sales tax increase.

DALLAS – The Texas A&M Transportation Institute will look into the feasibility of an eight-mile aerial tramway system in Austin known as the Wire that would move passengers high above the city’s often gridlocked roadways.

Technology-driven transportation projects will be funded with $15 million of new federal Smart Cities grants.

Report from GAO finds states challenged by need to fund bridge projects from limited resources.

Planners for a 10-county region around Nashville have approved a 25-year, $6 billion transit program.

Oregon’s road user task force wants state lawmakers to expand its existing vehicle-miles-traveled fee system.

West Virginia will lose $85 million of revenues per year if tolls are removed from state’s turnpike in 2019.

Arkansas will study whether tolled lanes are the best way to finance a 14-mile segment of a new interstate highway.

Wisconsin lawmakers are skeptical of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $6.5 billion, two-year transportation budget.

San Diego will build an 11-mile extension of its Blue Line light rail system with a $1 billion federal transit grant.

Funding provided by $200 billion of transit initiatives on November ballots would be big investment boost for public transportation.

Central Texas transportation planning agency is looking into a proposed aerial tramway system in Austin.

States are expected to use almost $800 million of new federal grants aimed at smooth freight shipments to leverage another $3.6 billion of infrastructure investments from other sources.