Infrastructure

Henry Cisneros of Siebert Cisneros & Shank chats with Paul Burton at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank summit in Providence.

Improving the capital city's system could generate tax-base growth and economic activity, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Andy Byford, president of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's transit division, wrote a letter of resignation before rescinding it.

The agency is holding an "innovation challenge" in search of a public-private partnership to parallel its largely unused rail link to the new destination mall.

Two board members said an effort in congress to shift responsibility for the commonwealth's infrastructure revitalization is ill timed.

The state will take competitive bids on $750 million of general obligation bonds next month.

Phil Murphy wants to put a $500 million bond referendum before voters to help pay for making the state’s water systems lead-free.

The authority is bringing $950 million of taxable bonds and $1.7 billion of tax-exempts.

The state aid will be especially helpful for cash-strapped municipalities that are already charging customers high water rates, Moody's said.

Massive borrowing for essential projects in the face of a projected deficit spike is a dilemma as its $51.5 billion capital program undergoes scrutiny.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is targeting voter-approved bond funding to tackle lead remediation projects at schools throughout the state.

The Bourne and Sagamore bridges over the Cape Cod Canal are functionally obsolete, according to their owner, the Army Corps of Engineers.

New approaches to an often a vexing chore for muni issuers could break new ground in confronting climate change.

A lease agreement between Newark, New Jersey, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will help fund debt service for the pipe replacements.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s increased its long-range capital plan by about $5 billion to $37 billion, while raising tolls, rents and fees.

One of the nation's top P3 partners sees more opportunity in states where it has existing relationships with transportation agencies.

It marked the fifth dispersal from a Federal Aviation Administration program that will provide $3.18 billion for airport improvements.

A novel approach is necessary, former Housing and Urban Development secretary Heny Cisneros said at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank's summit in Providence.

The capital plan's unknowns include its effect on the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's debt levels and rating agency perceptions.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, called the budgets approved by GOP lawmakers on Tuesday "a mess."