Infrastructure

Gas prices fell in Washington State despite a 7 cent per gallon increase in the state gasoline tax, AAA said.

Smaller seaports may find it difficult to fund the facilities needed to compete with rivals that can accommodate larger cargo ships.

The $11.6 billion set aside for a new freight-related highway projects is seen as important part of Senate's proposed six-year transportation bill.

Storm resilience could represent an ideal application for social impact bonds, some advocates say.

Baltimore officials want Maryland to share savings from a cancelled rail project to upgrade the city's bus system.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is proposing the creation of a new nonprofit development corporation that would help jumpstart a stalled Hudson River rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey.

Oregon motorists seem eager to sign up for the state's new miles-traveled road fee system but Connecticut lawmakers are not interested.

Fast-growing Texas county forms special planning commission in an effort to block the route of a proposed high-speed rail line.

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., wants to almost double current federal gasoline and diesel taxes to raise more revenue for highway funding.

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have included two new bond-related projects on their priority guidance plan for 2015-2016.

The North Carolina House puts a proposed $1.7 billion road infrastructure plan on fast track.

Higher than expected revenues gives Missouri the needed matching funds for federal road dollars in 2017.

President Obama signed Congress's latest transportation funding extension while criticizing lawmakers for the short-term HTF fix.

Requests for $500 million of federal TIGER grants available in fiscal 2015 total $9.8 billion, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.

Senators avoided an Aug. 1 shutdown of highway projects by passing the House’s three-month HTF extension.

The developer of the All Aboard Florida private passenger train system plans to quickly issue $1.75 billion of private activity bonds after approval of the deal.

The $8 billion, three-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund avoids a project shutdown in August.

Credits of the U.S. publicly owned airport sector and the crucial role of airport management are undervalued by the major ratings agencies despite their blemish-proof record, Kroll Bond Rating Agency said in a new report.

House plans to leave for a long recess Wednesday after voting on a 90-day extension of federal highway funding.