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DALLAS — After years of battling opposition to a $1.8 billion toll road proposal on the Trinity River near downtown, Dallas is facing another financial challenge to the star-crossed project.
March 10 -
CHICAGO — Indiana would be allowed to privatize two of the state’s largest proposed infrastructure projects under a measure on its way to Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ desk.
March 9 -
Detroit could break ground on the first phase of a long-planned light-rail project along one of its main thoroughfares by the end of the year, Mayor Dave Bing said last week.
March 9 -
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson last week ordered an immediate halt to all new state road maintenance projects as part of his plan to avoid a $106 million revenue shortfall in fiscal 2010.
March 8 -
Allegheny County officials are working on a $2 billion initiative to expand public transportation between downtown Pittsburgh and its Oakland neighborhood — the city’s academic and cultural hub — and to boost mass transit within Oakland itself.
March 5 -
ORLANDO, Fla. — Two members of Florida’s congressional delegation Friday said more federal funding is on the way for high-speed rail for the state and other areas of the country.
March 5 -
The South Jersey Transportation Authority wasted thousands of dollars due to mismanagement and lack of oversight, according to an audit released last week by the state’s office of inspector general.
March 5 -
New Jersey Transit last week announced plans to raise rail and bus fares 25% to generate $140 million of new revenue and help plug a $300 million gap.
March 5 -
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida will need full funding to build a high-speed rail network from Tampa to Orlando, and eventually on to Miami, Nazih Haddad, chief operating officer for the state’s new Florida Rail Enterprise program, said yesterday.
March 4 -
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will unveil its principles for a new multi-year transportation bill within the next 90 days, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told reporters yesterday at a conference here sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
March 3
