Infrastructure

Metro is considering a public-private partnership to deliver what is its largest project to date.

The heads of the southern California ports recounted 2025's wins and losses during separate State of the Port speeches this month.

The House rallied to pass a minibus of appropriations bills ahead of the Jan 30 deadline including most of what the public transit sector wanted.

The Coast Guard endorsed an elevated fixed span to replace the Interstate 5 lift bridge linking Oregon and Washington over the Columbia River.

A plan before county commissioners to put a 0.625% permanent sales tax on the April ballot to complete a bond-financed jail project failed to advance.

Indiana looks to entice the National Football League's Chicago Bears to move to northwest Indiana by offering state-backed bonds to fund a new stadium.

Another government shutdown later this month may be averted.

Counties are onboard with proposed FEMA reform that's currently gaining no traction in the Senate as smaller locales that don't issue bonds struggle with delayed disaster relief.

A squabble between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the state of Maryland appears to be moving towards a resolution which effects two major bridges in the Washington D.C. – Baltimore region.

As Congress hammers away on a surface transportation bill, counties are fighting for a seat at the table while reckoning with dwindling gas tax revenues.

The Maryland Department of Transportation's acting secretary said the bill would provide "greater transparency and accountability in transportation spending decisions."

Eurostar veteran Nicolas Petrovic will oversee the Florida system while Mike Reininger will focus exclusively on Brightline West.

With the latest injunction in favor of Revolution Wind, the Trump administration's war on alternative energy is seeming more and more quixotic.

Attorneys and lawmakers are working through questions from clients and water authorities about finalized drinking water rules by the EPA regarding "forever chemicals."

The state's first-of-its-kind law allowing for tolling on its interstates is closely watched by transportation experts.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has already established itself as the frontrunner in the U.S. airport P3 space.

The Maine Municipal Bond Bank is bringing back its transportation revenue bond program, with a few changes to bolster the bonds' credit. 

Some industry observers are expecting a continuing rise in public private partnerships as the total value of infrastructure assets under management is up.

Advocates for improving inland port infrastructure in the House and Senate are pushing bipartisan bills aimed at funneling more dollars from the Port Infrastructure Development Program to facilities on the Great Lakes as opposed to East and West coasts.

The California High Speed Rail Authority's focus has shifted to state funds and private capital.