Infrastructure

The $600 million broadband private activity bond program included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has often been overlooked in discussions of funding for rural broadband.

Unprecedented federal funding and community engagement on multiple levels are the keys to achieving digital equity and inclusion.

Public-private partnerships can play a big role in U.S. transportation over the next decade, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg told governors.

"We're going to fix them all," President Biden said of the 45,000 bridges across the U.S. he said need repairs.

States want "maximum flexibility" when it comes to implementing the $7.5 billion program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Moody’s also assigned an A1 to the authority's $950 million of forward delivery refunding bonds.

S&P raised the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, Tennessee's senior-lien airport revenue bonds issued for the Nashville International Airport to A-plus.

In his new role, Kurt Summers will look for opportunities to partner with local governments to advance their infrastructure priorities.

Cancellations due to fears of omicron are putting a damper on cruise bookings, says Fitch's Emma Griffith, who adds there is still a lot of pent-up demand.

Better communication will be key in future P3s, a top Maryland transportation official said.