Transportation industry

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.

Chances for swift passage of a billion bailout of the highway fund rise with Obama's support of the House's temporary fix.

New York's MTA and a consortium of Long Island Rail Road unions broke off contract talks, six days before LIRR workers are authorized to strike.

An economic study that stresses the value of investments in transportation is part of a weeklong effort by President Obama to get a long-term highway funding bill.

The State Highway 130 Concession Co. that operates a new, lightly traveled toll road outside Austin says it has reached new terms with its lenders and is not in default.

Indiana should impose a new tax to raise revenue for transportation infrastructure, a blue ribbon panel has recommended to Gov. Mike Pence.

The Kansas Department of Transportation will bring $250 million of new money revenue bonds to market for major construction projects under its T-Works program.

The Army Corps of Engineers is developing policies and procedures for a pilot program of partnering with private sector investors on waterway and port projects, a top Corps official told a House subcommittee.

A generous settlement with Long Island Rail Road unions could divert critical pay-as-you-go funds from critical MTA capital needs, Moody's said.

House and Senate tax-writing committees approved similar but not identical 10-month, $10.8 billion bailouts of the almost-depleted Highway Trust Fund, with each chairman contending his panel's bill is the most bipartisan measure.

The current failure of House and Senate negotiators to find common ground on a short-term fix for the almost-insolvent Highway Trust Fund may not mean the ailing fund won't be patched, transportation experts said Wednesday.

The chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority got the message he expected in Washington: Congress will not step in should LIRR workers strike.