Infrastructure

A $357 million federal TIFIA loan to a Texas P3 project will help finance construction of tolled express lanes on a Houston highway.

Most Americans surveyed in a new poll would support replacing the gasoline tax with road user fees.

In a near unanimous vote, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday passed a bill that includes $1.4 billion in federal funding for Flint, Mich. as well as any other community facing a water crisis.

The Federal Transit Administration will award $22.5 million of clean technology grants to seven transit agencies.

After having been withdrawn from the energy bill in the Senate, controversial legislation to provide federal funds to Flint, Mich., and any other community facing a water crisis, has been included in a major water bill introduced in the chamber this week.

Federal grants would be available to repair or replace dangerous dams under bipartisan Senate proposal.

The Baltimore Board of Finance has approved $535 million of TIF bonds for a $5.5 billion waterfront development project.

Congested urban highways in the U.S. add unnecessary costs to truckers as drivers spend long hours in traffic bottlenecks.

Florida bond director Ben Watkins does not believe public-private partnerships that include private financing benefit the public sector, but P3 proponents disagree.

Missouri Senate passes a bill setting up a statewide gasoline tax referendum in November.

The fiscal 2017 federal transportation budget approved by Senate Appropriations Committee incorporates FAST Act funding.

A bill introduced by Senate Democrats would increase funding for state revolving funds, permanently reauthorize a program to provide low-cost loans for water projects, and remove the cap on private-activity bonds for water and wastewater projects.

U.S. airports, ports, and toll roads should experience healthy growth in 2016 thanks to a recovering economy and low fuel prices.

New transportation program dedicates portion of revenue from Nebraska’s gasoline tax to state road infrastructure bank.

Maryland is seeking a federal FASTLANE grant to expand a subsea rail tunnel that moves freight at the Port of Maryland.

State officials say a 45% road funding shortfall will cripple Minnesota’s highway expansion plans by 2018.

Two House Republicans presented a committee with their legislative proposals to reform or abolish the federal income tax system, sparking concerns from some members of the municipal bond community.

The long-stalled bipartisan energy modernization bill is expected to move forward in the Senate without an amendment that would have provided Flint, Mich. with $220 million to address its ongoing water crisis.

Members of a House panel rebuffed a request from WMATA for $300 million per year of additional federal funding.

Upgrading San Francisco’s vulnerable northern seawall to protect against earthquakes and rising sea level could cost $5 billion.