Infrastructure

New York's MTA approved $2.3 billion in new-money bonds and hired PFM Group and Mohanty Gargiulo as financial advisor and swap advisor, respectively.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a $13.5 billion budget and four-year plan, but tabled a $25 million proposal for service restoration.

A new plan says most of the $4.39 billion needed to finish the Atlanta BeltLine can be done with bonds, government funds, donations and public-private partnerships.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the outlook on its Baa1 rating for Galveston Wharves to negative, citing reduced cargo and passenger volumes.

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller wants to know why the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey closed lanes on the George Washington Bridge in September.

Arizona counties are organizing a 2014 effort to restore local highway and road funds lost during the budget crises of the past five years.

Austin will create transportation infrastructure zones around proposed commuter rail stations under a city council agreement.

Kentucky closes on $728 million in bonds and notes Friday, bringing the average cost of financing its Ohio River Bridges Project to 4.4%

The federal Maritime Administration is teaming up with financial experts to help ports develop infrastructure projects that attract private and public capital investments.

A Mississippi Senate highway committee is considering a half-cent sales tax hike to increase revenues for road and bridge maintenance in the state.