Transportation industry

Disruptions caused by a piece of metal that pierced the roof of a train underscore the need for major capital improvements, according to a state lawmaker.

The first phase of the long-delayed Gateway project under the Hudson River is "shovel ready" and ready to take flight once the Trump administration provides the green light, according to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

The state will receive $1 billion from the Indiana Toll Road concessionaire over the next three years in return for higher tolls.

A major state bridge repair and replacement program was launched as the turnpike authority’s bond ratings were downgraded because of pension liabilities.

The state gas tax will rise by 4.3 cents per gallon on Oct. 1 to support the state's Transportation Trust Fund.

The Port of Brownsville may use revenue bonds to dredge its ship channel rather than wait indefinitely for federal funding.

The New York mayor says he will seek federal funding for the $2.7 billion project.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will issue $1.75 billion of bonds for the privately owned passenger train project.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

The New York State Thruway Authority is on the road to completing a decades-long reconstruction project for a heavily-traveled stretch of Interstate-95.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill authorizing greater use of public-private partnerships.

The West Virginia Parkways Authority prices senior lien turnpike toll revenue bonds Tuesday as part of the state’s Roads to Prosperity Program.

Driverless cars raise questions about how California and its cities should solve transportation infrastructure problems.

Rep. Bill Shuster's infrastructure discussion draft would temporarily raise federal fuels taxes for the ailing Highway Trust Fund while a newly created commission would determine how to ensure its long-term solvency.

Rudy Salo, a Nixon Peabody partner, discusses whether driverless cars will be a disruptive force in mass transit planning. Keeley Webster hosts.

The measure was the latest in a series of proposals that have been shot down because of divisions between county leaders.

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

NYC Comptroller Stringer is calling on the state legislature to approve a municipal bond act to help the MTA fix "ADA Transit Deserts" that leave senior and disabled New Yorkers stranded.

Fitch Ratings affirmed its A-minus rating and positive outlook for toll revenue bonds issued for the South Bay Expressway.

Even as debate rages in Congress about whether to slash the federal government’s role in transportation funding, the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority is coming to market with $1.2 billion of federal highway reimbursement revenue refunding notes.