Infrastructure

Federal officials expect to have construction agreement with private partner for a new FBI headquarters by end of 2016.

Reps. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., have launched a Municipal Finance Caucus made up of House members from both political parties who will fight to protect the tax-exempt status of municipal debt and ensure there is a robust market for municipal securities.

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District is issuing $89.1 million in tax exempt limited obligation revenue bonds to fund the installation of the federally mandated positive train control to its existing rail infrastructure.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell wants control of Honolulu’s $6.9 billion elevated returned to the mayor’s office.

The heavily indebted North Texas Tollway Authority continues to reduce losses from toll violators as the region’s drivers seem undeterred by automatically increasing rates, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

DOT to Provide Grants for Projects Relieving Congestion

The MBTA, which operates the Greater Boston mass-transit system, expects to cut its projected fiscal 2017 operating deficit by 43%, to $138 million.

A 2.2 cents per gallon cut in California’s gasoline tax will reduce funding for road and transit projects.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's proposed streetcar line through Queens and Brooklyn waterfront neighborhoods has drawn some skepticism about its funding plan.

In the second in a series of promised visits by U.S. cabinet secretaries to Puerto Rico, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Thursday announced steps to speed Federal aid to highway projects on the island.