Infrastructure

Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook on Milwaukee County's general airport revenue bonds to negative from stable due to recent declines in passenger levels at General Mitchell International Airport.

Frederick "Bud" Wright is expected to become the new executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officers early next year, sources said Tuesday.

The federal government should both exempt private activity bonds from the alternative minimum tax and create a national public-private partnership office to help state and local governments put deals together according to Brookings Institution reports issued Tuesday.

The Texas Transportation Commission will refund $840.9 million of Central Texas Turnpike System debt; the system was recently lifted into the A category by Standard & Poor’s.

California's non-partisan Legislative Analyst said the state's use of public-private partnerships has fallen short by using unclear processes and picking unsuitable projects.

Hurricane Sandy gave New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority a harsh wake-up call about the need to fix infrastructure in the face of climate change.

Rep. Bill Shuster, R- Pa., announced on Thursday his candidacy to serve as chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Seattle voters overwhelmingly authorized $290 million of 30-year bonds to help rebuild part of the city’s seawall and downtown piers.

Kirk Caldwell, a supporter of Honolulu’s planned rail transit system, beat rail opponent Ben Cayetano to win the mayor’s office in a race that was effectively a referendum on the rapid transit line.

Los Angeles County voters narrowly defeated Measure J, the proposed 30-year extension of a half-cent transportation sales tax.