Infrastructure Week

Twenty-two states have not issued any bonds to boost the amount of money available from their clean or drinking water state revolving funds, according to the National Resources Defense Council.

Transportation lobbyists and researchers discussing surface transportation finance during an Infrastructure Week webcast were unanimous in saying that Congress should lift the general prohibition on tolling interstate highways.

The loss of advance refunding hurts community control and stymies local infrastructure investment.

Progress is being made by some states and cities while Congress is independently making incremental progress on airports and water projects, according to infrastructure experts.