Jim Watts

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority accepted the first segment of the $5.7 billion Silver Line train extension to Dulles Airport from the contractor.

Lack of congressional action to replenish the dwindling Highway Trust Fund means aging bridges will continue to deteriorate.

Airports may someday face competition from high-speed rail, but that's not a sure thing yet, Kroll Bond Rating Agency said in a new report on rating methodology for general airport revenue bonds.

An Oklahoma group seeking $500 million of state bonds for school storm shelters will begin a new petition drive in May.

Researchers at three universities are looking into the development and future vision for high-speed rail in the United States.

The Highway Trust Fund will not be able to meet obligations for highway and transit projects in fiscal 2015 under President Obama's proposed budget, the Congressional Budget Office is warning.

Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority will complete funding of a rail line to Dulles International Airport with May's negotiated sale of $450 million of toll revenue bonds.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is barnstorming across eight states to warn that road projects may be halted if Congress does not replenish the Highway Trust Fund.

A bipartisan group in Congress wants to fund transportation projects with an infrastructure bond bank supported by revenue from corporate tax code reforms.

Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed fiscal 2015 budget "takes a bipartisan jackhammer" to transportation funding, said Rep. Nick Rahall, the top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

Major U. S. corporations are calling on Congress to increase transportation infrastructure funding in the next highway bill.

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., on Thursday said she expects the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will be able to vote on a six-year transportation bill next month.

Grassroots pressure is building on Congress to pass a transportation funding bill this summer and prevent a halt in construction projects as the Highway Trust Fund approaches insolvency.

Municipal bonds are a better option than P3s for water utilities, an environmental advocate told a special House P3 panel Tuesday.

Maryland can proceed with the selection of a private partner to design, build, and operate the $2.4 billion Purple Line commuter rail project via a public-private partnership after federal approval last week of the environmental impact statement.

The Federal TIFIA loan program provides lower cost capital for toll roads, but can increase bondholder risk, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report.

Aviation groups difference over a proposal to fund airport infrastructure projects with higher passenger facility charges.

Reliable, multi-year investments in the Northeast Corridor's 100-year-old rail infrastructure are needed to prevent massive system failures, warns Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman.

Virginia DOT has stopped work on a $1.4 billion toll road until it obtains final federal environmental clearance.

Record ridership is just one of several credit positives for public transit agencies, Moody’s Investors Service said Monday.