Infrastructure

Congested urban highways in the U.S. add unnecessary costs to truckers as drivers spend long hours in traffic bottlenecks.

Florida bond director Ben Watkins does not believe public-private partnerships that include private financing benefit the public sector, but P3 proponents disagree.

Missouri Senate passes a bill setting up a statewide gasoline tax referendum in November.

Political jockeying over funding for the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is putting capital projects throughout the Garden State in danger.

The MTA board authorized Chairman Thomas Prendergast to settle a dispute with New York City officials over the proposed 99-year lease of its former headquarters.

The fiscal 2017 federal transportation budget approved by Senate Appropriations Committee incorporates FAST Act funding.

A revised revenue estimate that is $229 million below previous forecasts will delay highway projects and force other state spending cuts, Kansas officials said.

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats would increase funding for state revolving funds, permanently reauthorize a program to provide low-cost loans for water projects, and remove the cap on private-activity bonds for water and wastewater projects.

The San Diego Association of Governments plans a bond sale in mid-July.

U.S. airports, ports, and toll roads should experience healthy growth in 2016 thanks to a recovering economy and low fuel prices.