Infrastructure

The Baltimore City Council on Monday approved a $660 million bond deal to transform the Port Covington neighborhood, making it the largest tax increment financing district in city’s history.

Arkansas will study whether tolled lanes are the best way to finance a 14-mile segment of a new interstate highway.

Green municipal bond issuance increased by almost half in 2015, with water infrastructure making up the biggest chunk of the bond sales, according to a new report.

Federal budget gridlock could freeze state highway aid at fiscal 2016 levels until after the presidential election.

Wisconsin lawmakers are skeptical of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $6.5 billion, two-year transportation budget.

The Senate on Thursday passed the long-stalled Water Resources Development Act of 2016 that would provide millions of federal dollars to Flint, Mich. and any other community facing a water crisis.

San Diego will build an 11-mile extension of its Blue Line light rail system with a $1 billion federal transit grant.

The rapid increase in refundings for public power and water utilities will likely slow as interest rates are expected to rise through 2018, according to Fitch Ratings. Moody's Investors Service sees a stable operating environment amid low natural gas prices.

As traffic congestion increased, more and more motorists see tolls and mileage charges as funding solutions.

Funding provided by $200 billion of transit initiatives on November ballots would be big investment boost for public transportation.

Professional sports stadiums built or significantly renovated with the help of tax-exempt bonds since 2000 have cost the federal government a total of $3.7 billion, according to a study released by the Brookings Institution.

The Senate may vote Monday on whether to limit debate on a $9.4 billion bipartisan water bill that would provide $220 million in federal funding to remedy the Flint, Mich., water crisis as well as to help other municipalities facing water infrastructure issues.

Central Texas transportation planning agency is looking into a proposed aerial tramway system in Austin.

States are expected to use almost $800 million of new federal grants aimed at smooth freight shipments to leverage another $3.6 billion of infrastructure investments from other sources.

FHWA will reallocate $2.8 billion of unspent federal highway funding to 49 states in fiscal 2016.

Indiana will receive an upfront payment of $50 million under terms of a proposed deal to lease the state’s communications infrastructure, including its existing cell towers, to a Canton, Ohio –based private operator.

Freight backlogs are biggest potential setback to U.S. ports from South Korean shipping bankruptcy.

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority plans a first-of-its kind environmental impact bond using a "pay for success" model to finance infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff.

Tennessee officials hope to avoid a $60 million cut in federal road funding over state's new under-21 DUI law.

Minnesota highway officials say road conditions will worsen without solution to growing revenue gap.