Infrastructure

Connecticut is set to form a new bonding authority that will oversee six state airports, including the Bradley International Airport.

A bill that would reduce the powers of the New Hampshire Rail Transit Authority and strip it of its ability to issue bonds is headed to Gov. John Lynch.

The Massachusetts Port Authority has named chief legal counsel David Mackey as interim chief executive officer and executive director while it conducts a national search to replace Thomas Kinton, who retired June 1.

DALLAS — The plan to balance Oklahoma's $6.5 billion budget with a diversion of highway tax revenues has been challenged as unconstitutional by an Oklahoma City attorney.

CHICAGO — Facing a funding crisis, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has adopted a five-year budget plan that eliminates more than 1,000 positions and shutters facilities to save $500 million for project funding as the agency recedes from the ranks of frequent issuers.

The Nevada Assembly approved a bill Tuesday to support a public-private partnership to build a bypass toll road around Boulder City.

Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency’s rating to B1 from Ba2 after the agency completed a restructuring of its debt.

Lawmakers in the California Senate have approved a bill that will allow counties to raise and collect vehicle license fees.

DALLAS — A bill that would authorize $9 billion of highway construction in North Texas through public-private partnerships is expected to get Gov. Rick Perry’s signature by the June 19 deadline.

The Massachusetts Port Authority on Wednesday will sell $215 million of special facilities revenue debt, including $156 million of taxable bonds, in a two-tranche offering to help finance the construction of a consolidated rental car facility at Boston’s Logan International Airport.