Infrastructure

Coping with tighter budgets during the coronavirus, they are looking to cut through a capital construction process fraught with delays and cost overruns.

Proposed upgrades to the 110-year-old tunnel linking Manhattan and northern New Jersey have hit roadblocks under President Trump.

Recent toll hikes will offset a coronavirus-inspired drop in traffic and a refunding portion gives the authority "financial flexibility," according to analysts.

St. Louis heads into the market next week for a piece of its expansion financing while Indianapolis' project could receive final approval this week

Legislation signed into law Thursday keeps the government open and federal transportation funding flowing.

A project to bring train service to LaGuardia Airport is closer to breaking ground despite the fiscal headwinds created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The public-private partnership that had been constructing the light rail line and stations has shut down construction work.

Former Rep. Joe Crowley, D- NY., said fellow Democrats need to get on board with using public-private partnerships as a way to pay for infrastructure.

The $73 million in present value savings over the next three years will help offset the costs of the coronavirus pandemic.

During the kickoff for the United for Infrastructure week, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said he supported a one -year extension of current federal surface transportation funding.

The public-private partnership Alabama is using to build three new prisons is estimated to cost nearly $2.64 billion over 30 years, up from $900 million.

A drop in fuel consumption prompted New Jersey to raise its gas tax, above the levels of New York, whose residents took advantage of lower prices and filled up before exiting the state when driving through.

Both the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the American Road and Transportation Builders Association among other groups plan to ask Congress to extend existing highway funding for a year.

Adie Tomer, a fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, talks with Sarah Wynn on the hopes for a future infrastructure bill and what form it could take before and after the November elections. (19 minutes)

Trump's bare-bones campaign agenda released Aug. 23 promises to “build the world’s greatest infrastructure system.”

Nine major toll roads could generate more than $76 billion to help states deal with coronavirus pandemic costs.

Infrastructure paired with a stimulus bill similar to that of 2009 is plausible only if Democrats take the White House, Senate and House.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration isn't giving much hint as to how the city will pay for a plan to replace lead water service lines.

Gilt-edged Georgia boosted the amount of its borrowing this year to support the state's economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state official say.

Former Vice President Joe Biden already is running on a muni-friendly campaign platform.