Infrastructure

Though they may sound as far apart as they ever were on public-financing of a new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium, House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien appear to have found what one calls a "framework" and the other "a pathway" for a possible deal.

He joins the firms infrastructure practice after four years at Squire Patton Boggs.

State authorization for design-build use on a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway work is a door-opener, New York City transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said.

The U.S. infrastructure system looks remarkably backwards to many international eyes, and threatens the economy in the long run, experts said on Wednesday.

Water agencies formed a joint powers authority to oversee construction on the $16.3 billion WaterFix project.

The plan could hinder city operations and provide Washington further motivation to cut funding, Vito Mustaciuolo told City Council members.

The municipal industry must broaden its involvement to include the significant cost of infrastructure itself as a consistent element of its analysis and services.

Twenty-two states have not issued any bonds to boost the amount of money available from their clean or drinking water state revolving funds, according to the National Resources Defense Council.

Transportation lobbyists and researchers discussing surface transportation finance during an Infrastructure Week webcast were unanimous in saying that Congress should lift the general prohibition on tolling interstate highways.

The loss of advance refunding hurts community control and stymies local infrastructure investment.

Progress is being made by some states and cities while Congress is independently making incremental progress on airports and water projects, according to infrastructure experts.

The Miami-Dade County School District improved its disclosure practices to provide better bond investor outreach.

Days after U.S. Highway 14 was snubbed by the state's Corridors of Commerce program, the Minnesota Senate is giving it some attention.

New York City Planning Commission Chair Marisa Lago talks about the work her department is doing to keep the city’s economy vibrant and growing, detailing the success of the East Midtown Rezoning Plan, the Jerome Avenue revitalization and the 2020 census plans. Chip Barnett hosts.

State lawmakers compromised on legislation that provides $2.3 billion of bond authority for transportation and boosts funding for the state's lagging pension fund.

The federal the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds remain woefully underfunded, ASCE President Kristina Swallow told lawmakers.

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

Decking over a portion of the 180-acre rail site in Queens could trigger new investments in parks, schools and housing, according to a city study.

Reinstatement of advance refundings could be packaged with infrastructure legislation because many state and local governments have used the savings to finance new infrastructure.

New York MTA now puts the tab for the 13-year-late project at $11.2 billion, more than two-and-a-half times its original estimate.