Transportation industry

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of commissioners has elected John Degnan as its new chairman.

The Chicago Infrastructure Trust hopes to launch a competitive selection process this fall for private partners in its third energy retrofit project – city outdoor lighting upgrades.

A court of appeals upheld a proposed route connecting the San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Valley for California's $68 billion high speed rail project.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital funding gap may exceed $12 billion, according to a report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

The Connecticut Bond Commission is expected to approve $3 million to fund short-term fixes to the 118-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk, said Gov. Dannel Malloy.

Busy Atlanta International Airport won the 2014 Global Efficiency Excellence Award from the Air Transport Research Society.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Tuesday a $1.1 billion bond-financed transportation package.

Allowing states to toll existing highways as an infrastructure funding option divides transportation industry advocates.

Three senators hope to offer an amendment on Senate floor that rejects budget gimmicks and requires passage in 2014 of a longer term transportation funding measure.

The plight of State Highway 130 outside Austin, Texas, is a stark example of the risks involved in building toll roads in undeveloped areas, according to Fitch Ratings.

A special commission brainstormed about the long-term prospects for New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, one of the largest municipal issuers. The authority is in need of modern thinking about how to finance and provide its services, many members said.

The ailing Highway Trust Fund needs a long-term answer, not another short-term patch, says Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx

Virginia is working on a plan to reduce severe congestion on Interstate 66 that could cost as much as $3 billion.

The $11 billion, 10-month legislative bailout of the Highway Trust Fund adopted overwhelmingly by the House would stymie the best chance for a long-term solution for transportation funding, according to most industry experts.

Shortly after the sighs of relief that followed the Long Island Railroad labor contract announcement, skeptics questioned how it will be paid for without fare hikes or cutting into Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital funding.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and negotiators announced a deal to avert a Long Island Rail Road strike that loomed three days away.

President Obama announced a new federal effort to connect local governments with private investor partners in transportation infrastructure projects during his visit Thursday to a shuttered bridge in Delaware.

The Connecticut Bond Commission is set to approve $2.75 million for the new Barnum train station in East Bridgeport, said Gov. Dannel Malloy.

New York's MTA and a consortium of eight Long Island Rail Road unions resumed contract talks four days before the unions are authorized to strike

The House adopted a 10-month, $10.8 billion short-term fix for the almost insolvent Highway Trust Fund.