Transportation industry

While there is wide agreement Northeast infrastructure is rotting, there is nowhere near the same consensus about what to do and how to pay for it.

The loss of Southwest Airlines at Jackson-Evers International Airport in Mississippi prompted Fitch Ratings to downgrade the airport to BBB-plus from A-minus.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton co-hosted a meeting in Los Angeles aimed at finding new ways to develop public-private partnerships to fund climate-friendly infrastructure projects.

For the 16th consecutive year, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport retained its title as world's busiest airport in 2013.

Bills to make it harder for the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority to raise tolls are pending in the Florida Legislature, and are raising concern about bond funding for future projects.

Rep. Paul Ryan's proposed fiscal 2015 budget "takes a bipartisan jackhammer" to transportation funding, said Rep. Nick Rahall, the top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.

Mesa's plan to build a 1.9-mile light-rail extension using $200 million of revenue bonds does not require a public vote, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled on April 1.

A bad business model is at the heart of problems at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a report from an NYU transportation center said.

More spending will be necessary to improve the condition of New York City's bridges, according to the Independent Budget Office watchdog group.

Two separate sales tax measures that pit street repairs against mass transit projects are being floated in Los Angeles County.

The heavy political lifting to overhaul the governance structure of the Chicago region's transit system and improve its funding now begins following the release of a state transit task force recommendation that the current system be scrapped.

The Florida Department of Transportation has opened its first public-private highway project - the $1.8 billion Interstate 595 Express Lanes in Broward County.

North Texas Tollway Authority will remarket $100 million of bonds as a direct letter of pay for a 2011 issue is set to expire in July.

A state transit task force proposed scrapping the current governance structure of transit services in the Chicago region under a framework that calls for the creation of new, single super agency.

Major U. S. corporations are calling on Congress to increase transportation infrastructure funding in the next highway bill.

The arrest of Mayor Patrick Cannon may prompt state lawmakers to strengthen a law removing Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the city's control.

A bill that would allow Nebraska to issue bonds for highway construction advanced last week despite an eight-hour filibuster aimed at derailing the measure.

El Paso will seek new money for its airport and savings on outstanding debt with a combined $155 million issue of refunding bonds and certificates of obligation.

The chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, David Samson, has resigned his position as of Friday morning, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a transportation resiliency program to help prepare the region for future emergencies and reduce storm impact on vital transportation infrastructure.