Infrastructure

Water agencies formed a joint powers authority to oversee construction on the $16.3 billion WaterFix project.

The plan could hinder city operations and provide Washington further motivation to cut funding, Vito Mustaciuolo told City Council members.

Strategies range from flexible pricing structures with taxable and tax-exempt bonds to public-private partnerships.

The municipal industry must broaden its involvement to include the significant cost of infrastructure itself as a consistent element of its analysis and services.

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.

The Miami-Dade County School District improved its disclosure practices to provide better bond investor outreach.

Days after U.S. Highway 14 was snubbed by the state's Corridors of Commerce program, the Minnesota Senate is giving it some attention.