Infrastructure

Gas tax collections dedicated to highway projects are expected to drop as cars become more fuel-efficient.

Some U.S. seaport ratings may change over next year but Fitch Ratings expects a mostly stable sector.

The Republican 2016 party platform calls for an end to 30 years of federal funding for public transit.

Two Senators have introduced a companion bill to a measure in the House that would permanently raise the annual issuer limit for issuers of bank-qualified bonds to $30 million from $10 million.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has set up a Build America Bureau that will combine bond, loan and grant programs to facilitate the development of transportation infrastructure projects throughout the country.

Strong infrastructure investment could greatly benefit the U.S. Here are numerous examples over 10 key areas.

DALLAS -- Opponents of a privately financed, $10 billion high-speed rail system in Texas scored a victory when the federal Surface Transportation Board declined to take jurisdiction over the proposed project.

Republicans delegates adopted a 2016 platform at their national convention in Cleveland that supports statehood for Puerto Rico, but not for the District of Columbia. The GOP also wants to abolish the Internal Revenue Service, overhaul the federal tax code, and expand the use of P3s for infrastructure projects.

Nearly everyone agrees that modern, well-maintained infrastructure is a huge benefit to the country, but making those investments has become politically divisive. What if that controversy didn't exist?

Increased federal funding for freight-related infrastructure is a credit positive for U.S. ports, Moody's says.

A repeal of the tax exemption for municipal bonds would cost state and local governments an additional $495 billion in interest over a ten-year period, Bond Dealers of America told Congress recently.

Public-private partnerships could be the answer for reviving stalled high-speed rail efforts.

An additional $500 billion of federal funding for public infrastructure over the next 10 years would stimulate the U.S. economy and create millions of new jobs, the Center for American Progress said in calling for a comprehensive national program.

A $2 billion flood diversion project in North Dakota and Minnesota is the first P3 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

San Diego residents will have a chance this fall to vote on a proposed hotel room tax hike that would back bonds for a $1.8 billion professional football stadium-convention center downtown, but some critics question the bond financing.

Austin, Texas, City Council adopts mayor’s proposal for a GO bond referendum on his $720 million Go Big transportation plan.

Thousands of California motorists are participating in nine-month VMT pilot program to test a replacement for the state's gasoline tax revenues.

Santa Clara County, Calif.’s $6.5 billion sales tax plan to fund road and rail projects has been put on November ballot.

Less than two months after Las Vegas officials released a proposal to bring the Oakland Raiders to Sin City, a committee has proposed lowering the public price tag by $200 million.

Denver International Airport is negotiating with an international P3 group for renovation of its passenger terminal.