Economy

Two congressmen are urging House leaders to bring the pending transportation bills up for a vote and deem the one with the most votes as having passed the chamber under a “Queen of the Hill” rule.

A gasoline tax increase is not going to be the revenue solution for a multiyear highway bill, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said Thursday.

New York MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast remains confident in getting approval of a five-year capital program, which is sitting in limbo.

New York’s MTA launches a $250,000 railroad grade crossing safety campaign with nonprofit advocacy group Operation Lifesaver.

A federal judge Tuesday said federal approval of a controversial $1.5 billion toll road between Indiana and Illinois was “arbitrary and capricious” and in violation of federal environmental law.

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee has ruled out raising the federal gas tax to support a multiyear transportation funding bills and says another short-term fix for the Highway Trust Fund is inevitable.

The Bob Hope Airport in Burbank plans to sell a 59-acre parcel upon which a replacement terminal was originally proposed.

North Carolina reached agreement with conservation groups June 15 that will allow the state to replace the 50-year-old deteriorating Bonner Bridge.

Senate Democrats said they want progress on a highway bill before the current short-term fix expires July 31.

House Democrats seek Republican support for multiyear highway bill in exchange for passage of multinational trade pact.

This week to see first House and Senate committee hearings in five years on sustainable options for the Highway Trust Fund.

A coalition of environmental groups wants the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw its support for the controversial Illiana Corridor toll road.

If state lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner can’t resolve their differences over a fiscal 2016 budget, the Illinois Hospitals Association is urging them to adopt a temporary spending plan.

Idaho officials reassured investors about uncertainty surrounding federal funding for the state's multi-year highway construction program in a net road show ahead of the state's plans to price $157.5 million in grant and revenue anticipation refunding bonds on June 15.

Sponsors say a newly introduced measure to slash the federal gasoline tax would give the states flexibility in transportation funding.

Los Angeles officials unveiled the results of a three-year, $230 million renovation of Los Angeles International Airport’s Terminal 5 June 10.

A federal judge denied requests by two Florida counties seeking to block the issuance of $1.75 billion in private activity bonds for a private passenger train project.

The Alaska Railroad Corp. received a one-notch downgrade to A from Standard & Poor’s on capital grant receipts bonds while Moody’s Investors Service affirmed its A3 rating ahead of plans to price $96.6 million on July 21.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said he would like to see a revival of the Build America Bond program included in a long-term highway bill.

Focus on a controversial, stand-still federal transportation appropriations bill shifts to the Senate after narrow House passage.