Infrastructure

The finances of the controversial project remain unclear, but the favorable Texas Supreme Court ruling means the project has a chance of advancing.

The National League of Cities’ 2022 State of Cities report shows a shift to funding infrastructure through a public safety lens in a post-COVID world.

Construction material costs, which often rise faster than the consumer price index, have surged over the last year while a shortage of skilled construction workers has plagued the industry.

The proposed gas tax holiday would hold the Highway Trust Fund harmless with a $10 billion subsidy.

This week's $61.8 million Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority deal folds two new subsidiaries into the obligated group.

The finance team is already lined up for the first of multiple issuances of bonds to help launch the first phase of the $9.5 billion New Terminal One project.

The move to take back local control came a few months after new leadership took the helm at the airport.

Isaac Yilma has joined the firm's public finance practice in Atlanta as a partner, bringing with him expertise in infrastructure, affordable housing and economic development projects.

The departure comes amid Spanish reports that financing for what aims to be the nation's first bullet train is "in hibernation."

The White House released proposed rules for the $7.5 billion electric vehicle charging network program as gas prices in the U.S. hit another record high.

MTA finance director Pat McCoy said issuers need to ask if they are prepared to deal with the requirements attached to federal money.

As summer beckons, it's time for a reporters' roundtable with some of the Bond Buyer's senior staff. Yvette Shields, Karen Pierog, Keeley Webster and Thomas Nocera talk with Chip Barnett about what's hot in their regions and what municipal bond market participants should expect to see in the months ahead. (25 minutes)

Turner & Townsend aims to double its North American growth by 2025 as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is rolled out.

Even as the U.S. deal pipeline builds, public pension funds still need to look outside the country when they want to invest in infrastructure.

The boutique consultancy firm, which focuses largely on transportation infrastructure, is growing "modestly" amid an uptick in federal funding.

A pipeline of projects is building as infrastructure dollars begin to flow to states.

The December 2020 supplemental aid package provided $9.8 billion directly to state departments of transportation, the only direct stimulus that DOTs received.

Toll roads, registration fees and mileage-based fees are seen as the most sustainable options for replacing declining fuel tax revenue, but feasibility issues and political pressures complicate the way ahead.

Some worry that governments will use new infrastructure funds for generic, shovel-ready projects, or even tax cuts, instead of collaborative plans that could transform regions.

The bulk of the first tranches of the $15 billion of IIJA funds will likely be used to figure out where lead lines are located, so states and water systems can determine the scope of the problem.