Infrastructure

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.

All eyes will be on the next surface transportation bill, which the House plans to unveil in early 2026.

The New York State Thruway Authority's $848 million refunding features a voluntary tender process.

In a move cheered by public power companies, the House passed a bill that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to keep power plants open if their closure threatens reliability.

The larger story could be that some of the larger issuers are asking water lobbyists and lawmakers to push the EPA because of worries the administration may tamper with or even eliminate the program, said a WIFIA expert.

Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen from Maryland and John Fetterman from Pennsylvania are reintroducing a bill to aid the public transit sector, a funding reduction target under Trump's administration.

It is one of several P3-related recommendations the board made to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Both parties agree the federal permitting process drives up infrastructure costs.

The Trump administration is requesting information on revitalizing Dulles International Airport, including the possibility of tapping a public-private partnership.

Cintra submitted a proposal calling for four new tolled managed lanes on I-76 that would be structured as a $5 billion, 50-year design-build-finance-operate-maintain P3.

Dozens of lawmakers are bailing out of Congress before the midterm elections adding new wrinkles to the fading possibility of a second budget reconciliation which could require revenue raisers detrimental to the muni market.