Jim Watts

New transportation program dedicates portion of revenue from Nebraska’s gasoline tax to state road infrastructure bank.

Maryland is seeking a federal FASTLANE grant to expand a subsea rail tunnel that moves freight at the Port of Maryland.

State officials say a 45% road funding shortfall will cripple Minnesota’s highway expansion plans by 2018.

Members of a House panel rebuffed a request from WMATA for $300 million per year of additional federal funding.

Upgrading San Francisco’s vulnerable northern seawall to protect against earthquakes and rising sea level could cost $5 billion.

Maryland legislators have overridden Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of a bill requiring ranking of transportation projects.

The Federal Transit Administration will distribute $266 million of competitive grants this year for transit infrastructure and environmentally friendly bus projects.

Private investors in Maryland’s multi-billion dollar Purple Line P3 rail project will finance their share of construction with a federal loan and private-activity bonds.

Mississippi state senators approve a placeholder measure that keeps a proposed gas tax increase on the table.

Chicago Transit Authority will use a $255 million federal TIFIA loan to replace more than 800 rail cars.