Jim Watts

Indiana lawmakers compromised on a $1 billion, two-year road building program that delays decision on long-term transportation funding.

States have three years to expend $1.9 billion of unused congressional earmarks for transportation projects.

Nebraska lawmakers and governor agree on a proposed $450 million infrastructure bank financed with gas tax revenues.

States will share $1.15 billion of federal funding for freight-related highway projects in fiscal 2016.

Washington’s historic Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac will be closed in 2021 without $250 million of repairs.

A Senate bill would remove the state capacity limits for tax-exempt private activity bonds to fund P3 water utility infrastructure projects.

Group says National Parks Service could whittle down much of its $12 billion maintenance backlog with public-private partnerships.

Maryland has selected its preferred private partner for the multi-billion dollar Purple Line light rail project, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday.

Federal officials expect to have construction agreement with private partner for a new FBI headquarters by end of 2016.

A 2.2 cents per gallon cut in California’s gasoline tax will reduce funding for road and transit projects.

Republican lawmakers contend that President Obama is breaking last year's budget agreement with his fiscal 2017 DOT proposal.

Non-partisan think tank report says states should raise taxes to boost investments in public infrastructure while borrowing costs are low.

Georgia's recently enacted supplemental state budget dedicates $750 million to transportation projects.

The inadequate national investment in transportation infrastructure means it will take at least 21 years to replace or upgrade the 58,500 structurally deficient road bridges in the U.S., according to the latest bridge inventory from the Federal Highway Administration.

Proposal by Democratic leaders in the Maryland General Assembly would restrict governor's authority to allocate transportation project funding.

State lawmakers are looking at gas tax hikes and other proposals to increase funding for local transportation projects.

Interstate tolling is one way to make federal transportation funding more productive, CBO says.

Federal airport grants would increase while the passenger facility charge would stay at its current level under a proposed six-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration approved late Wednesday by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

President Obama’s proposed $98 billion budget for the Department of Transportation in 2017 includes $3.5 billion of transit grants.

President Obama’s proposed fiscal 2017 budget would hamper international trade by cutting funding for seaport navigation systems that are needed to accommodate new, larger cargo ships, the American Association of Port Authorities warned.