Infrastructure

An agreement on staffing a new customs facility in Detroit removes the final roadblock to a $3.3 billion P3 bridge project.

Standard & Poor's raised its rating on Allentown, Pa.'s GO debt three notches to A-plus from BBB-plus, citing flexibility from its water and sewer deal.

Connecticut governor proposes 30-year, $100 billion transportation program to modernize state's highway and transit infrastructure.

The Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable private-letter ruling to an issuer who planned to issue governmental and private-activity bonds to finance improvements to water facilities.

Almost $3 billion of potential lost revenue from cuts in Maryland gasoline taxes could cripple spending for major transportation projects.

Washington state lawmakers' new $15 billion transportation proposal funded with a higher gasolines tax and $4.3 billion of state GO bonds.

House Transportation Committee approved rail legislation that prompts Amtrak to seek private partners for station development projects.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx warns states of cutbacks in federal highway funding if Congress doesn't pass a transportation bill by May 31.

Four congressional Democrats and Republicans are preparing to send a letter signed by almost 300 colleagues that urges House leaders enact multiyear transportation funding legislation before May 31 when the current law expires.

New regulations aimed at reducing public sector risks in transportation P3s win unanimous approval from the Virginia House of Delegates.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said he hopes Congress and the Obama administration can work in a bipartisan way to authorize qualified public infrastructure bonds or another type of bond program.

An Oregon Democratic congressman wants to raise the federal gas tax to generate $210 billion of new revenue for roads, bridges, and transit.

Transit projects in 13 states in line for $3.2 billion of federal grants in President Obama's proposed budget for fiscal 2016.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking applications from issuers for unused volume cap of new clean renewable energy bonds.

Senate public works panel will continue development of multiyear transportation bill without proposed tax on corporate overseas profits.

President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget includes several bond proposals that were also in the budget he released last year.

President Obama's fiscal 2016 budget, unveiled Monday, includes several new bond proposals and a number of bond-related proposals that have been in past budgets.

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., has reintroduced legislation that would prevent the federal government from providing assistance to any state or local government, including loans, loan guarantees, lines of credit, and grants. It would, of course, have exceptions for responses to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

New study recommends adding a separate account within the Highway Trust Fund for multimodal transportation infrastructure projects.

Two senators have proposed a corporate tax repatriation plan to pump billions of dollars of new revenue into the Highway Trust Fund.