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A bipartisan proposal for national infrastructure bank funded by $50 billion of 100-year taxable bonds is a bad idea, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
February 10
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The Texas Department of Transportation plans to supply a hungry muni market with $2.6 billion of top-rated bonds in a series of first-quarter deals.
February 10
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Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to welcome the arrival of an Airbus A380 double-decker jumbo jet at a new gate in October.
February 7
- Texas
Port of Houston Deputy executive director Roger Guenther moves into the top job after Leonard Waterworth ends his two-year tenure.
February 7 -
The federal Department of Transportation signs off on an $840 million loan to a seven-county toll road system around Houston.
February 7 -
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's proposed 10-year $27.6 billion capital plan returns the authority's emphasis to transportation projects
February 7
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Heavily tolled residents and commercial drivers on Staten Island who use New York City's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will get a break, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
February 6
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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority picks four finalists for next phase of $5.7 billion light rail extension to Dulles International Airport.
February 6
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The Chicago City Council approved the appointment of a new comptroller and up to $1.9 billion of general obligation and Midway Airport borrowing at its meeting Wednesday.
February 5 -
Fitch Ratings dropped Cleveland's airport to BBB-plus with a negative outlook amid United's recent announcement it would drop the airport as a hub, and city and state officials scrambled to respond to the news.
February 5 - Texas
The hot Texas economy is spurring operators of the state's airports and seaports to provide new infrastructure to accommodate the growing state.
February 5
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The Atlanta City Council has approved up to $975 in refunding bonds backed by general airport revenues and passenger facility charges.
February 4 -
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the agency at the heart of the scandal threatening Governor Chris Christie's political future, proposed a $27.6 billion 10-year capital plan to pay for projects including a new central terminal at LaGuardia Airport.
February 4 -
The operator of Colorado's E-470 toll road will remarket $72.6 million of variable-rate revenue bonds.
January 31
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The growth of shipping fleets is outstripping demand, leading Moody's Investors Service analysts to slap a negative outlook on U.S. ports for the next 18 months.
January 31
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The thousands of airline flights cancelled this winter due to severe weather may affect some airports' revenues and cost budgets, Fitch Ratings said.
January 30
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority awarded a $23.9 million contract to repair three bridges spanning the Merrimack River in Haverhill.
January 29 -
The chairman of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority acknowledged Wednesday the possibility of a Long Island Rail Road strike in the summer.
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Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says the state legislature must take action next month to move forward with the Columbia River bridge replacement project or it will die in March.
January 29
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The head of Amtrak said the rapidly depleting federal Highway Trust Fund should be replaced with a Transportation Trust Fund that can invest in rail as well as highways.
January 29
