Transportation industry

Indiana on Monday announced a list of four possible teams for the Ohio River Bridges project.

Market participants are stepping up their efforts in support of muni-friendly provisions in the Senate highway bill, as that body prepares to head to conference with the House to resolve differences in legislation each chamber has passed providing funding for the nation's surface transportation programs.

DALLAS — As its largest tenant faces an uncertain future, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans a mix of refunding and new-money debt for this week and late May.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Federal Highway Administration Friday approved a supplemental environmental impact statement that is a significant milestone toward starting construction on portions of the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project later this year.

The New York State Bridge Authority, which operates and maintains New York’s five vehicular bridges spanning the Hudson River, sold $93 million of general revenue bonds on Tuesday in a competitive sale.

Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook to negative from stable on Manchester, N.H.’s airport revenue bonds.

The effort to build a commuter rail line through the two counties north of California's Golden Gate has been a story of ups and downs mimicking the rolling countryside of Marin and Sonoma counties.

California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office Tuesday issued a report recommending that lawmakers reject Gov. Jerry Brown’s funding requests for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel submitted to the City Council ordinances allowing for the issuance of up to $1.5 billion of Midway Airport bonds and about $300 million of wastewater revenue bonds while pushing off a vote on his controversial plan to set up a new financing arm for some infrastructure projects.

A Senate subcommittee hearing on bridge and tunnel tolls turned into a battleground as state and authority officials defended rising tolls and opposed legislation sponsored by subcommittee chairman Frank Lautenberg, warning it could cripple their abilities to raise revenue and finance projects.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority increased its transportation revenue bond issue on Tuesday by 30%, to $729.1 million from an estimated $556 million during retail pricing.

BRADENTON, Fla. — With solid financials and resiliency during the recession, Charlotte Douglas International Airport is in the midst of a $511 million multi-year capital program.

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders pushed through another extension of the nation's highway programs Wednesday evening, a move politicians and industry advocates said could clear the way for a conference with the Senate to produce a bill through 2013.

U.S. Bank NA on Tuesday notified holders of the Connector 2000 Association Inc.’s 2011 toll revenue term bonds that an exchange of bonds will take place around May 31.

The Alabama Senate last week passed a bill that would authorize the issuance of $650 million of revenue bonds for highways, roads and bridges.

DALLAS — The Houston Airport System's plan for a $100 million expansion of William P. Hobby Airport hit some turbulence this week as City Council members expressed opposition to a study backing the move on behalf of Southwest Airlines.

Moody’s Investors Service last week upgraded Ohio’s Columbus Regional Airport Authority to A1 from A2 based on its stable financial and operating performance, among other factors.

Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell announced that the commonwealth has obtained all of the funds needed to proceed with its Elizabeth River Crossings project, including the full $300 million that the Virginia Department of Transportation has committed to the $2.1 billion public-private partnership.

BRADENTON, Fla. — South Carolina federal bankruptcy Judge David Duncan last week approved a plan allowing investors who want to trade their Connector 2000 Association term bonds to exchange them.

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Kentucky Legislature Monday begins a special session called by Gov. Steve Beshear after legislators failed to pass a transportation budget last week.