Infrastructure

Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday approved a $40 million refunding of parking garage revenue debt at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

Georgia asked four firms to bid on the Northwest Corridor project Thursday. The metro Atlanta congestion-reliever is estimated to cost up to $850 million.

Fitch Ratings affirmed its AA-minus rating on Bay Area Toll Authority senior toll bridge revenue bonds in a report on $305 million of BATA debt set to be reoffered next month.

The New York State Thruway Authority is expected to sell $480 million of personal income tax bonds to finance highway and bridge projects on Tuesday, after pricing for retail on Monday.

Several Maryland state legislators are pushing for a constitutional amendment allowing the state to put transportation packages and their related bonds on statewide ballots.

A South Carolina judge has allowed the Georgia Ports Authority to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the deepening project in Savannah Harbor.

An impending refunding of parking garage debt is a sign that revitalization is a reality at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport as passenger levels increase to near pre-hurricane days at the city-owned airport.

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued an executive order creating a blue ribbon commission to study long-term transportation needs.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission will review the first tranche from a new state bond program to finance rural road upgrades.

Attorney Michael Washo will run the troubled Parking Authority in Scranton, Pa., a judge has ruled after indenture trustee Wells Fargo sued.