Transportation industry

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's blue ribbon commission on highways in West Virginia is considering a $1 billion transportation bond program.

Chicago cancelled its effort to privatize Midway International Airport after bidders dropped out and it became clear the city might not fetch the money it sought for the public-private partnership.

The Miami-Dade County Commission wants the Justice department to dismiss its antitrust suit to block the merger of US Airways and American Airlines.

Houston's third airport would become the nation’s ninth commercial spaceport under a proposal from the city's airport authority.

A panel Thursday postponed setting tolls for the Kentucky, Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project, and the delay could affect Kentucky’s bond sale later this year.

U.S. transportation secretary Anthony Foxx on Thursday announced that 52 transportation projects in 37 states will receive a total of about $474 million from the Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant program.

Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, has introduced a bill that would expand leasing for offshore oil and gas drilling and allow the Treasury Department to use the revenue to issue bonds, the proceeds of which would eventually go into the highway trust fund and state revolving loan funds.

California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed legislation to ensure keep federal grants flowing to transit districts while he pursues litigation to defend California’s pension reforms.

Kentucky and Indiana will set tolls for the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project, which will support Kentucky bonds selling this year.

Connecticut received a $10 million federal TIGER grant to build a second platform at New Haven's State Street Station, which state officials say will minimize delays.

After years of delays and cost overruns, a new span for the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has opened this week.

A federal judge sided with American Airlines in agreeing to set a November trial date for the federal government's civil antitrust lawsuit against the airline's merger with US Airways Group.

The airport in Gary, Ind. received 10 responses from firms interested in privatizing the facility and surrounding land that stretches to Lake Michigan.

Georgia plans to remove tolls on the busy Georgia 400 on Nov. 21 and make the an early, final bond payment Dec. 1.

Texas highway officials tapped the brakes on a proposal to turn over to cities the upkeep of 2,000 miles of urban state roads as more than a dozen state and local officials protested the plan Thursday to the Texas Transportation Commission.

The Maine Senate and House of Representatives approved $149.5 million in bonds, setting the stage for a November vote.

Florida’s Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority will seek a new director after a flap between board members about decisions, including the resignation of the CFO.

A federal bankruptcy judge did not rule on American Airlines’ confirmation plan but indicated he was leaning towards such a move despite a federal antitrust lawsuit.

A potential strike by San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit District employees could drive up operating costs, but pledged revenues will remain unaffected, Moody's Investors Service said.

Miami-Dade County is preparing the first bonds for a $1 billion capital improvement program at PortMiami to prepare for larger ships to arrive through the Panama Canal.