Infrastructure

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper called for more public-private partnerships for water and transportation in his state-of-the-state address Jan. 9.

Howard Permut will retire as president of Metro-North Railroad, New York's MTA announced, and be replaced by Joseph Giulietti.

A bill abolishing the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority and replacing it with a regional the toll-road agency cleared a Florida Senate Committee.

Maryland has selected four international construction consortiums to submit proposals to build, maintain and operate the proposed $2.2 billion Purple Line light-rail system that would connect Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced several expensive infrastructure projects that may involve bonding in his annual state of the state address.

Metro-North would add four stations in the Bronx and provide direct access to Penn Station under a plan Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed in his State of the State speech.

Central Florida's Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority selected state Rep. Steve Precourt, R-Orlando, to be the agency's new director.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx lent his support to Texas' high-speed-rail plans at the annual Texas Transportation Forum.

Lawmakers next Tuesday will begin considering reauthorizing the federal surface transportation funding program at a hearing held by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Texas Department of Transportation chief financial officer James Bass will become interim executive director with the departure of Phil Wilson.