Infrastructure

By an almost four-to-one margin, voters approved a charter amendment requiring voter approval to transfer ownership of the county's airport, seaport or tollway.

Roger Millar, AASHTO's new president and chief of Washington's Department of Transportation, joins Caitlin Devitt to talk about the rollout of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, how a tight labor market and inflation are impacting capital plans, what a divided Congress means for transportation and an update on the Pacific Northwest's high speed rail project. (24 minutes)

The latest definition of federal waters includes roadside ditches, which some industry groups say will make transportation projects more costly and time-consuming.

Critics say there are problems with part of the team because of a conflict of interest and a lack of experience.

High-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. would spark $355 billion in economic development, supporters say.

Transportation sectors from airports to toll roads are expected to remain stable despite a likely recession and high inflation and interest rates, ratings analysts said.

Toks Omishakin's second year as State Transportation Agency secretary is off to a challenging start between massive rainfalls and proposed budget cuts.

The alliance will hold semi-annual conferences to consider innovative solutions to infrastructure financing and delivery.

Missouri Republican Sam Graves, a professional pilot, has said he hopes to achieve a bipartisan reauthorization of the federal aviation budget, a key item for the committee this year.

The CTA and its fiscal parent, the Illinois RTA, will try to build a coalition for future funding to face the fiscal reckoning after federal COVID-19 aid ends.