Transportation industry

The dollars mark the second of five years of increased state highway funding promised under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, talks with Caitlin Devitt about how the midterm elections may affect transportation funding and policy. He discusses likely new chairs on key Congressional committees, legislation to look for next year and the potential spending gridlock if Republicans gain control. (27 minutes)

If Republicans gain control of the influential House T&I committee, expect investigations into the rollout and spending of infrastructure dollars.

The Department of Transportation's initiative will allow transit and transit-oriented development to cover 49% of project costs with a TIFIA loan.

Inadequate public governance drives up the costs of U.S. transit projects, Eno Center for Transportation said in a report.

The electric vehicle charging program allocates the biggest chunk of federal funds to Texas, at $407 million. California is next in line, with $383 million. No other state receives more than $200 million.

The ruling "sends a strong signal to other states that trucking is not to be targeted as a piggy bank," said the president of the Rhode Island trucking association.

The Federal Highway Administration needs to act more like a partner and less like a roadblock, state transportation officials said.

The program received more than 250 applications for $26.5 billion worth of projects across the country.

Removing the passenger facility charge cap of $4.50 would provide airports with more flexible and consistent funding options to help them become more self-reliant, a Reason Foundation study said.

Tollway revenue in the first half of 2022 surpassed pre-pandemic 2019 levels in five of the months.

The MBTA's capital program, which relies on nearly $600 million in annual borrowing, has doubled since 2018.

The "after-action" report concluded that the Great Hall project would have been better served with a more traditional finance and contracting approach.

The congestion pricing plan that puts tolls on vehicle traffic coming into lower Manhattan still faces many hurdles before it would take effect.

The state's Board of Public Works could vote on the 50-year concession this fall as Gov. Larry Hogan aims to button up the project before he exits office in January.

Public agencies are often "clients of last resort" for contractors, especially when construction costs are high.

The $2.2 billion will be divided evenly between urban and rural communities, with 75% going to projects in poor or disadvantaged areas.

All states hit the Aug. 1 deadline to submit electric vehicle charging station plans to unlock the first piece of funding in the federal infrastructure package.

The agency overseeing what has been called the country's most expensive infrastructure project hopes to secure $8 billion in federal dollars and $4.2 billion of state borrowing for the first leg of the bullet train.

Property owners want to halt approval of bonds for the Oklahoma Turnpike extensions.