Infrastructure

Indiana lawmakers compromised on a $1 billion, two-year road building program that delays decision on long-term transportation funding.

The Chicago Transit Authority board signed off on a $1.3 billion contract for its rail that counts on a low-cost federal loan and approved the appointment of city debt manager Jeremy Fine as chief financial officer.

States have three years to expend $1.9 billion of unused congressional earmarks for transportation projects.

A Chinese-owned electric car manufacturer that won subsidies from Nevada has offered to put up a $75 million surety bond to guarantee bonds get paid if its proposed North Las Vegas factory does not get built.

New York MTA intends to add more than 2,000 state-of-the-art buses to its transportation fleet over five years at a $1.3 billion cost, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Los Angeles World Airports needs to reform its bidding process to move forward on its multi-billion dollar efforts to modernize Los Angeles International Airport, according to a city controller's audit.

Nebraska lawmakers and governor agree on a proposed $450 million infrastructure bank financed with gas tax revenues.

States will share $1.15 billion of federal funding for freight-related highway projects in fiscal 2016.

With a strike deadline looming, New Jersey Transit and a coalition of 11 railroad labor unions are negotiating to avoid a shutdown of its commuter rail system.

A labor-owned insurance company based in Washington, D.C.-based, has pledged $25 million in low-cost loans to aid the removal of lead in Flint, Mich.’s contaminated water supply, the city’s mayor said Sunday.