Infrastructure

A federal bankruptcy judge did not rule on American Airlines’ confirmation plan but indicated he was leaning towards such a move despite a federal antitrust lawsuit.

A potential strike by San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit District employees could drive up operating costs, but pledged revenues will remain unaffected, Moody's Investors Service said.

Congress should permanently reinstate a Build America Bond program with a 28% subsidy rate to encourage state and local governments to invest in infrastructure projects, Brookings Institution recommended in a report this week.

Miami-Dade County is preparing the first bonds for a $1 billion capital improvement program at PortMiami to prepare for larger ships to arrive through the Panama Canal.

The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Elizabeth River tunnels' private partner are asking the Virginia Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's ruling that planned tolls for the project and provisions of the state's transportation P3 law are unconstitutional.

City leaders have lined up to oppose a plan by Texas Department of Transportation to turn over maintenance responsibilities for 2,000 miles of state highways.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finalized Chicago's $288 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act loan to help fund an $817 million intermodal facility at O'Hare International Airport.

Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch has increased weight limits on about 1,000 bridges statewide, citing the stalled transportation funding bill.

The strong accord of creditors and others behind American Airlines’ confirmation plan could be jeopardized should the plan’s approval be delayed over the federal government’s move to block American’s merger with US Airways Group, an unsecured creditors’ committee warned.

Fitch Ratings Wednesday downgraded $41 million of highway improvement bonds issued by Ohio’s Butler County Transportation Improvement district amid declining debt service coverage levels.