Infrastructure

California has received the most, at $9.7 billion, followed by New York. Transportation is the top spending category nationally followed by climate, energy and environment.

Rising construction costs coupled with the Great Resignation means New Orleans is receiving fewer bids on its RFPs, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said.

Toll roads could see a negative impact if elevated fuel prices linger for three years or longer, but mass transit would benefit, says S&P Global Ratings in a report.

Affluent, urban communities enjoy a natural edge when it comes to competing with their less-resourced rural peers for the new infrastructure funds.

Referring to the $105 billion California high-speed rail plan, transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the administration continues “to want that project, as we want any project, to succeed.”

The nomination to the bistate agency comes as the long-stalled project could see its first infusion of federal funds.

A national high-speed rail coalition penned a letter to the state's Democratic leaders saying allocating bond funds for the state's high-speed rail project would encourage federal support.

The infrastructure package features $5.4 billion to fight wildfires. Issuers like California's Yuba Water Agency say the money is a game changer. 

Joliet closed on two federal WIFIA loans that mark a milestone in the the city's plans to overhaul its water infrastructure.

Norman Mineta was a transformative force in transportation policy, capable of building bridges across the political aisle.

The state's Local Government Commission approved more than $1.5 billion in bond and financing agreements, including more than $600 million for the airports.

The federal government regulates vehicles, while states generally regulate drivers, an unofficial division that creates confusion.

Opposition to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s $5 billion, bond-financed improvement and expansion project is heating up with a lawsuit seeking to block it filed ahead of a meeting to consider initial financing. 

States face a multi-trillion infrastructure gap, which they need to address with a sense of urgency, a speaker at the Milken Institute Global Conference said.

The legislative clock is ticking as midterm campaigning ramps up, but the lame duck session offers a fresh opportunity.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg heard concerns from both sides of the aisle during his latest appearance on Capitol Hill.

The Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority wants to sell up to $443.8 million in tax-exempt refunding bonds when market conditions improve.

The Chicago Transit Authority and the Port of Long Beach are among the first public agencies to sign the Equity in Infrastructure Project's pledge.

The new academic center housed at the University of Maryland is developing P3 industry standards and a peer exchange program for state infrastructure czars.

The legislation proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker includes more than $1.3 billion in capital bond authorizations.