Infrastructure

Puerto Rico lawmakers are wrangling with Gov. Alejandro García Padilla over ways to boost the finances of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority after the governor's plan to raise oil taxes reportedly ran into opposition.

New York Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo to direct a portion of $5 billion in budget surplus to restore the abandoned Rockaway Beach rail line.

President Obama is pushing for Congress to take up his proposed $302 billion, four-year Grow America Act before the extension of the Highway Trust Fund expires in May, a top Transportation Department official said Tuesday at The Bond Buyer's Transportation Finance/P3 Conference.

San Francisco's toll bridge agency is planning to sell $814 million of refunding and revenue bonds next month.

High speed rail in the U.S. is stymied by a lack of political will and no dedicated funding.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport, located in struggling Gary, Ind., is making its first bond market appearance this week with the sale of $30 million of tax increment-backed bonds.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveiled its proposals late Monday to increase fares and tolls by 4% over the next two years.

Installing London- and Paris-style platform doors in New York subways could also provide a badly needed revenue stream, said one MTA board member.

Charlotte, N.C., wants the FAA to settle a lengthy governance dispute between local and state officials over Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

The failure of Congress to agree on sustainable, long-term federal transportation funding is leading to more local solutions.