Infrastructure

The borrowing, which will be backed by availability payments, will finance the first six of the state's nine-span Major Bridges P3 program.

Washington's new measure to clean up Puget Sound would require billions in borrowing over the next decade, including up to $14 billion in King County alone.

The RTA and its service boards are eyeing funding sources to avoid damaging service cuts and fare hikes as they exhaust federal COVID-19 pandemic relief.

City officials discovered last week that an explanatory sentence required by state statute was left off the ballot. No bonds can be issued until the matter is rectified.

Entering into long-term leases for toll lanes in urban areas would free up transportation dollars for rural areas, said Gov. Bill Lee.

"The MTA's structural gaps remain huge and demand immediate action and a multi-party, multi-year plan" says Citizens Budget Commission President Andrew Rein.

The ruling marks the first major defeat for OTA in lawsuits seeking to derail its plan for a $5 billion, bond-financed extension project.

The private sector remains confused about buying American, potentially slowing how it can react to the needs of states and localities eager to get building.

Former state transportation official Shailen Bhatt, if confirmed by the full Senate, would play a key role in the rollout of highway funds in the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Airports, schools and affordable housing received an infusion of cash from lawmakers