Economy

The New York State Thruway Authority should develop a better financial plan for replacing the 61-year old Tappan Zee Bridge, according to the State Comptroller’s Office.

Arkansas lawmakers ended a special session Monday with approval of a bill to raise $50 million for highways, allowing the state to receive $200 million in federal funds.

Chicago heads into the market with $350 million of Midway Airport revenue paper, bolstered by an upgrade and viewed as well-insulated from the city’s financial troubles.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said he would not discuss why he dismissed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport general manager Miguel Southwell and Watershed Management commissioner Jo Ann Macrina.

State and national transportation groups oppose Senate plan to reclaim more than $2 billion of unobligated highway funds.

Mission Regional Medical Center, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, suffered a five-notch downgrade to B-minus from Standard & Poor's Global Ratings. The downgrade affects $26.5 million of outstanding debt.

California cut or delayed $1.5 billion of projects from a five-year road program as gas tax collections continue to fall.

It's time to cut the paperwork and expedite the planned Gateway Tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan, argues a critic of the permitting process.

U.S. transit operators say reliable, dedicated funding is needed to resolve growing maintenance problems.

California is beginning to address some key infrastructure gaps, Wells Fargo analysts said in a report.

House appropriations panel adopts a fiscal 2017 transportation budget that incorporates FAST Act funding.

The retail development lure could help Gov. Andrew Cuomo push the New York Penn Station project in a region noted for megaproject delays and fractious governance.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s operation of its federally mandated Access-A-Ride program has been marked by waste, mismanagement and widespread service failures, according to an audit released on Tuesday by Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

The League of California Cities is part of a planned Sacramento rally to raise awareness about the state’s dilapidated infrastructure.

Both 10-year transportation funding plans proposed by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton include $2 billion of road bonds.

The Indianapolis Airport Authority comes to market as soon as Thursday with a $171 million refunding structured to bring down its debt service costs on the long end.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will propose a compromise transportation funding bill to resolve a legislative deadlock.

The next president and new Congress have an opportunity to reverse the ongoing decline in the nation's aging infrastructure.

Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, blasted a budget proposal by House Republicans to address a $600 million deficit by funding a college scholarship program at the expense of health care programs.

The nation’s largest issuer is collaborating with the New York Department of Health (DOH) to expedite reimbursements from bond proceeds for the state’s healthcare institutions.