Infrastructure

While the system took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, total traffic hit 94% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022. Traffic for the first two months of 2023 was 99% of levels in the same period of 2019.

"We know this cliff is coming," said state Sen. Ram Villivalam, head of the state Senate transportation committee. "What structural reforms are we looking at implementing? What innovation can we pursue?"

A default would halt federal payments and could delay key infrastructure projects

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg appeared before the House Appropriations Committee to warn of serious consequences of budget cuts.

The $3.3 billion Transportation Modernization act allows for P3s for roadway development, a first for the state.

The FAA reauthorization bill is a big-ticket transportation item facing Congress this year.

It's unrealistic to ask transit agencies, even financially stables ones, to solve larger social problems like homelessness or inequity, says an expert.

President Biden has vetoed the recent congressional resolution that would have overturned protections provided by EPA's clean water rule.

Ongoing litigation and a state investigative audit could impact bonds for a $5 billion expansion even if the debt is validated by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.

It's the firm's third office in Alabama and part of an investment capitalizing on growth of some high-tech industries in the state, the firm's chair Christopher Maddux said.