Jim Watts

Most registered voters believe governments should reverse infrastructure decline by boosting spending.

Virginia transportation officials plan to select a private partner by fall for the $2 billion I-66 toll lane project.

A last-minute compromise ensures that a $4.7 billion transit plan for Detroit will be on November ballot.

Maryland’s $5.6 billion Purple Line P3 in jeopardy after federal judge halts the project over ridership worries.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposes more than $500 billion of new federal infrastructure investments.

States only have until Aug. 20 to designate highway corridors where electric vehicle charging stations can be built under a new administration program that will provide $4.5 billion of loan guarantees to public-private partnerships and other collaborative efforts to develop and deploy a network of such stations.

Intercity passenger, freight, and bullet train projects are eligible for a little-used program of federal low-interest loans and guarantees.

Road, transit, and rail projects in 32 states share $500 million in latest round of competitive TIGER grants.

Wisconsin lawmakers warn that a looming $940 million road revenue gap may require a higher gasoline tax.

Transit providers in 13 states will share $55 million in federal smog-busting bus grants.

Americans favor funding transportation with an increase in the federal gasoline tax dedicated to maintenance.

Gas tax collections dedicated to highway projects are expected to drop as cars become more fuel-efficient.

Some U.S. seaport ratings may change over next year but Fitch Ratings expects a mostly stable sector.

The Republican 2016 party platform calls for an end to 30 years of federal funding for public transit.

DALLAS -- Opponents of a privately financed, $10 billion high-speed rail system in Texas scored a victory when the federal Surface Transportation Board declined to take jurisdiction over the proposed project.

Increased federal funding for freight-related infrastructure is a credit positive for U.S. ports, Moody's says.

Public-private partnerships could be the answer for reviving stalled high-speed rail efforts.

An additional $500 billion of federal funding for public infrastructure over the next 10 years would stimulate the U.S. economy and create millions of new jobs, the Center for American Progress said in calling for a comprehensive national program.

A $2 billion flood diversion project in North Dakota and Minnesota is the first P3 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Austin, Texas, City Council adopts mayor’s proposal for a GO bond referendum on his $720 million Go Big transportation plan.