Transportation industry

Sierra Club and other environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit to stop Colorado’s $1.8 billon P3 rebuild of I-70.

Atlantic City is putting its former airport property up for auction in an effort to address its massive debt burden eight years after a gamble with the land backfired.

Alabama proposal would set its gasoline tax rate to match the average fuel levy in surrounding states.

Seven cities remain in the running for a $40 million federal grant aimed at integrating high-tech with transportation operations.

Blue ribbon panel studying Seattle area’s road funding needs says mileage fee is most sustainable revenue option.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intends to hand its oversight board a $2 billion budget that trims its structural deficit from $242 million to $80 million.

Growth in the P3 market has been slow and fragmented so far, but it is positioned for rapid growth, Moody’s Investors Service says.

A two-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration under consideration this week by a Senate committee would provide more federal funding for runways and other infrastructure while keeping the revenue source used to back bonds financing terminal projects at its current level.

The Texas Department of Transportation plans to offer $624 million of general obligation bonds bearing the state’s triple-A credit in April. The deal will be the largest from a Texas issuer so far this year.

Democratic presidential candidates favor more infrastructure spending while three of four Republican contenders want to curtail federal funding.

The South Carolina state Senate on Wednesday approved a road bill that would dedicate $400 million a year of recurring revenue to highway upgrades without raising the state’s gasoline tax.

Indiana lawmakers compromised on a $1 billion, two-year road building program that delays decision on long-term transportation funding.

The Chicago Transit Authority board signed off on a $1.3 billion contract for its rail that counts on a low-cost federal loan and approved the appointment of city debt manager Jeremy Fine as chief financial officer.

States have three years to expend $1.9 billion of unused congressional earmarks for transportation projects.

A Chinese-owned electric car manufacturer that won subsidies from Nevada has offered to put up a $75 million surety bond to guarantee bonds get paid if its proposed North Las Vegas factory does not get built.

New York MTA intends to add more than 2,000 state-of-the-art buses to its transportation fleet over five years at a $1.3 billion cost, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Los Angeles World Airports needs to reform its bidding process to move forward on its multi-billion dollar efforts to modernize Los Angeles International Airport, according to a city controller's audit.

Nebraska lawmakers and governor agree on a proposed $450 million infrastructure bank financed with gas tax revenues.

States will share $1.15 billion of federal funding for freight-related highway projects in fiscal 2016.

With a strike deadline looming, New Jersey Transit and a coalition of 11 railroad labor unions are negotiating to avoid a shutdown of its commuter rail system.