Infrastructure

Much of the funding in Massachusetts’ new five-year, $14.8 billion capital plan goes to transit infrastructure upgrades.

Unlike its neighbors, Arkansas does not tap its general revenues for transportation projects.

Maryland’s Purple Line rail P3 gets official notification of an $875 million low-interest federal loan.

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a fiscal 2017 appropriations bill that would maintain current funding levels for both the Internal Revenue Service and Securities and Exchange Commission as well as increase federal funding for the District of Columbia.

North Carolina Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson said the $800 million cost to unwind the I-77 Mobility contract and finance the projects in-house are among his concerns about House Bill 954, which would terminate the P3.

Cash-strapped colleges and universities are increasingly likely to opt for P3 financing of campus infrastructure.

The Austin City Council's transportation committee wants voters to decide on $300 million mobility bond packages.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the House would allow state and local governments to issue up to $5 billion in private activity bonds to finance the construction and upkeep of certain publically owned buildings.

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board used objective criteria to develop a six-year, $14.4 billion transportation plan.

Road projects in Illinois are imperiled by lawmakers' failure to reach accord with Gov. Bruce Rauner on fiscal 2017 state budget.

The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a fiscal 2017 appropriations bill that would reduce funds for the Internal Revenue Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the District of Columbia.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley gave her assent to a bill authorizing $2.3 billion of revenue bonds for highway projects.

Construction of Maryland's Purple Line P3 rail project will be financed with PABs and a low-interest TIFIA loan.

Voters in Wake County, N.C., will decide in November whether to approve a 0.5% increase in the local sales tax to fund a 10-year, $2.39 billion transit plan to reduce highway congestion in the Raleigh area.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has received 585 applications seeking $9.3 billion of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants – almost 19 times more than the $500 that is to be awarded later this year.

The condition of the state’s road network will worsen without additional investments in highway infrastructure, said Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn.

A nonprofit group in Austin, Texas, wants a November vote on $397 million of GO bonds for first phase of a light rail line.

South Carolina Legislature approves transportation funding bill backed by $2.3 billion of road revenue bonds.

The North Carolina House Transportation Committee on Wednesday passed House Bill 954, which would unwind the state’s $648 million Interstate 77 project with Cintra Infraestructuras SA.

Almost $1.2 billion of debt that will finance work on Maryland’s Purple Line P3 rail project is rated at BBB-plus by Fitch.