Jim Watts

House and Senate conferees predicted Wednesday that Congress will approve an $8 billion federal water infrastructure bill by year's end.

The federal government will swap obsolete office buildings in Washington for more modern facilities through P3 arrangements.

Vice President Joe Biden used a visit to the Port of Houston to renew the Obama administration's proposal for a $50 billion infrastructure renewal program.

Tolls from managed traffic lanes can be an effective way to fund expensive highway projects, but investors need to consider revenue volatility.

The proposed merger of US Airways Group and American Airlines could be bad news for smaller airports as the combo unit gives up gates at major hubs, Moody's says.

More than $5 billion in private activity bond capacity remains available from DOT to fund P3’s that invest in large surface transportation projects.

An agreement on funding new and renewed transportation infrastructure could be the basis of a bipartisan budget deal, President Barack Obama said Friday at the Port of New Orleans in south Louisiana.

The Maryland Transit Administration plans to seek bids soon for a private partner willing to provide up to $900 million of funding for a $2.2 billion light-rail line in the northern suburbs of Washington following Gov. Martin O'Malley's and the state Board of Public Works' unanimous approval of the P3 competitive solicitation process.

Virginia's new $1.4 billion per year transportation infrastructure plan has become a point of contention between the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor.

Traffic and toll revenues are ramping up on Maryland Transportation Authority’s $2.4 billion, 19-mile Intercounty Connector built to relieve congestion in the Washington area.

U.S. airports are rebounding from the recession to a more normal pattern with stabilized ratings, Fitch said in new report issued today (Oct. 30).

An $8.2 billion water infrastructure bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives with almost unanimous support Wednesday in the first major legislation considered in Congress after the recent 16-day federal government shutdown.

Constraints on local and state governments’ ability to fund infrastructure projects provide an opportunity for Chinese investors to provide capital, goods, and services.

U.S. transportation sectors are in the doldrums with little increase in activity seen in 2013, Fitch says in new report

Texas lawmakers may allocate $250 million of unexpected registration fees to reverse a plan to convert some paved state roads to gravel.

The small Wichita suburb of Goddard wants to use sales tax bonds to fund a $160 aquatic center and sports complex.

Growth in Texas oil and gas production will continue to pump billions of dollars each year into state's rainy day fund despite proposed diversions.

Arkansas may draw on its 2013 surplus to soften a proposed 50% increase in school employee health insurance premiums.

Oklahoma tax collections of $1 billion last month set a new record 12-month total but the deadlock in Washington poses threats to recovery.

Charter schools in Texas see big advantages with enhancement of their debt by the Texas' triple-A school bond program available in early 2014.