Infrastructure

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority approves a $1 billion capital construction program at Reagan National Airport.

Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board tightens the rules on how the state deals with public-private partnerships.

An influential Chicago area planning agency will press state lawmakers to establish a regional infrastructure fund supported by a quarter-cent sales tax increase with its eye on financing transportation, water, and open space projects.

More investment is needed in U.S. transportation infrastructure to ensure all systems are connected to each other, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

Virginia lawmakers likely will reverse a plan to kill a $50 million transfer to the state's transportation fund that imperiled a proposed $100 million road bond issue.

Arkansas' $206.5 million federal highway grant anticipation and tax revenue bonds with final maturities of 2026 drew a true interest cost of 2.0858% in a competitive sale won by Citigroup.

California local streets and roads will continue to deteriorate unless additional funding can be found, according to recent statewide condition report.

Fate of Maryland's $2.45 billion Purple Line light rail P3 is in the hands of Gov.-Elect Larry Hogan, an avowed foe of transit projects.

Having consolidated control of both the House and Senate for the first time in eight years, Republicans on Wednesday vowed to end the gridlock and begin passing legislation early next year. President Obama urged Congress to move forward with corporate tax reform to help pay for infrastructure improvements – an issue that has some bipartisan support.

Transportation proposals were popular with voters during Tuesday's election, with few defeats amid several big-ticket initiatives that passed by wide margins in Texas, California, Maryland, and Wisconsin.

Republicans won enough races in Tuesday's midterm elections to gain control of the Senate - the first time they've controlled both chambers in eight years. At least two Senators who have sponsored bills relating to bonds and state and local finance during the last two years lost their reelection bids.

Tennessee has deferred $400 million of highway projects until 2016 because of concerns the Highway Trust Fund will be insolvent again in May.

More than $10 billion of water and transportation infrastructure proposals are on Tuesday's state and local ballots.

A new guide from AASHTO examines current revenue sources and potential options for bolstering the Highway Trust Fund, including fees based on vehicle miles traveled.

Federal TIFIA loans and similar programs will become more prevalent as conventional highway grants shrink, according to Fitch Ratings, which says TIFIA loans have pluses and minuses for borrowers and other investors.

A proposed $3 billion rapid passenger rail system in the Midwest would cut the five-hour train trip between Chicago to Detroit by almost two hours.

Infrastructure upgrades would expand the economy and make the U.S. more resistant to climate change, a labor-environmental group says.

An overwhelming majority of Texans seem ready to approve a ballot measure moving $1.7 billion/ year into the state road fund.

Local government groups tell Congress they want a bigger share of road funding in the next multi-year federal highway bill.

Maryland voters will decide whether to constitutionally prohibit lawmakers from diverting transportation-dedicated tax revenues to other purposes.