Infrastructure

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.

Federal FASTLANE grants totaling $800 million go to 18 road and rail projects aimed at easing congestion.

A proposed six-month delay in construction of Purple Line could jeopardize P3 project, Maryland official says.

The House Republican blueprint for tax reform introduced last month would result in a 9.1% higher GDP over the long term, 7.7% higher wages and 1.7 million more full-time equivalent jobs, the Tax Foundation said on Tuesday.

Gas taxes rose in Maryland and Washington with the beginning of fiscal 2017, while they dropped in three other states.

Revenue estimates for the District of Columbia's fiscal 2016-2020 budget and capital plan remain nearly unchanged from the district's February estimate, D.C.'s chief financial officer said this week.

Virginia is seeking a $200 million federal grant to help fund its $1.4 billion Atlantic Gateway mobility effort.

Interstate highway system is deteriorating due to low level of investment as traffic congestion increases.

State bonded debt was relatively flat in 2015, according to a report released this week by Moody’s Investors Service.

The House GOP blueprint for tax reform released Friday sparked mixed reactions in Congress, with leading Democrats criticizing its lack of detail and Republicans lauding its proposed pro-growth efforts through limits on deductions, exclusions and credits in the current tax code.

Columbus, Ohio selected as national testing ground for smart transportation technology.

The board of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday authorized a bond offering to monetize a portion of the 99-year lease payments from Hudson Rail Yards commercial and residential development.

The District of Columbia submitted its enacted $13.4 billion fiscal 2017 budget and 2017-2020 capital plan to Congress and President Obama Wednesday, defying Republican legislation that would curtail any such action without congressional approval.

Sponsors of a $1 billion rail line in north Texas said more than $535 million of federal funding is on the way.

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.