Transportation industry

The planned fiscal 2026 increase in bonding is expected to continue for several years.

The MTA took a victory lap on congestion pricing, presenting new data and rebuking the "existential threat" from the White House. 

The number of transportation issues surged to 529 last year from 405 in 2023, according to LSEG data.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will issue $475 million in green sales tax revenue bonds for capital projects and refunding.

Transportation officials and lawmakers are exploring the road ahead for the Highway Trust Fund, electric vehicle user fees, and the reauthorization of the surface transportation bill as friction over funding mounts.

Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority released a plan calling for $1.5 billion in operating funding from state and local sources and more RTA control.

Nebraska's State Highway Commission on Dec. 6 unanimously authorized the issuance of bonds — a state first — to finance the completion of a highway corridor.

The agency says it will be able to fully fund its current and upcoming capital plan, despite lowered tolls. 

The agencies cited the authority's strong performance and position.

Opposition from President-elect Trump and lawsuits from all sides persuaded Gov. Kathy Hochul to lift her pause on the tolling program.

The incoming administration's opposition to congestion pricing has put renewed pressure on New York's governor. 

Lawyers are beginning to flesh out what the specifics of what a second Trump administration may look like, and what we can expect before Biden passes the baton.

Large measures to authorize or support bonds are on the menu in several of the region's largest cities and suburbs.

The deal was the latest billion-dollar-plus transaction for one of the P3 airport terminal projects at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The results of two investigations into overcharging on San Diego's SR 125 toll road revealed management knew about the issues long before they came to light.

Moody's has raised the senior bonds to Aa1 from Aa2 and assigned a stable outlook to them.

Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project joins The Bond Buyer's Caitlin Devitt to talk about his latest report that offers five recommendations to speed up the delivery of high-speed trains in the U.S.

Moodys says it is placing additional weight on the states' Aaa ratings in determining the Garvee ratings.

Subsidence has delayed completion of the new Belle Chasse Bridge, a project led by one of the developers of the $2.3 billion Calcasieu Bridge project.

The bank was one of 225 credits Moody's placed on review for possible upgrade July 25 when it released a revised rating methodology.