Transportation industry

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.

The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Elizabeth River tunnels' private partner are asking the Virginia Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's ruling that planned tolls for the project and provisions of the state's transportation P3 law are unconstitutional.

City leaders have lined up to oppose a plan by Texas Department of Transportation to turn over maintenance responsibilities for 2,000 miles of state highways.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has finalized Chicago's $288 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act loan to help fund an $817 million intermodal facility at O'Hare International Airport.

Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch has increased weight limits on about 1,000 bridges statewide, citing the stalled transportation funding bill.

The strong accord of creditors and others behind American Airlines’ confirmation plan could be jeopardized should the plan’s approval be delayed over the federal government’s move to block American’s merger with US Airways Group, an unsecured creditors’ committee warned.

Fitch Ratings Wednesday downgraded $41 million of highway improvement bonds issued by Ohio’s Butler County Transportation Improvement district amid declining debt service coverage levels.

The Internal Revenue Service has closed its audit of Rhode Island's $197 million tobacco settlement bonds, ruling that the bonds remained tax-exempt.

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has named a bipartisan group of 11 people to a new local and regional transportation funding task force.

The National Conference of State Legislatures is urging Congress to take action on several issues, including transporation funding, tax-exempt financing of water infrastructure, the federal deficit and online sales taxes.

Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn last week formed an independent task force to review and recommend management and oversight reforms for the Chicago region's public transit system that could affect the future of the Regional Transportation Authority of Illinois.