Transportation industry

Transportation lobbyists and researchers discussing surface transportation finance during an Infrastructure Week webcast were unanimous in saying that Congress should lift the general prohibition on tolling interstate highways.

State lawmakers compromised on legislation that provides $2.3 billion of bond authority for transportation and boosts funding for the state's lagging pension fund.

The $914 million deal will help finance a $7.4 billion project to renovate and expand the airport.

Hopkins Airport plans to issue the airport revenue bonds later this year.

New Jersey Transit faces a December deadline to install positive train control.

Amid teacher protests, Colorado lawmakers have two weeks to clear a backlog of bills that include a $5 billion transportation bond authorization and a pension funding measure.

While New York MTA's proposed 2.4% bump in its five-year capital program involved no new funds, it generated spirited debate on several fronts.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has raised questions about Brightline's plan sell up to $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds to help pay for the construction of its passenger rail service connecting South Florida to Orlando.

Components of the MTA's bus-overhaul initiative could pave the way for congestion pricing, which New York's state legislature essentially sidestepped this year.

Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald wants to raise nearly $114.5 million through issuing bonds to pay for the county's capital budget.

A $1.4 billion sale from New York Transportation Development Corp., for Delta’s redevelopment at LaGuardia Airport is the bellwether deal of a near $8 billion week of new issuance. This will mark the first time in six years that Delta has issued in the tax exempt market and will be the second largest airline special facility bond ever completed in the municipal market.

With uncertainty surrounding federal infrastructure funding, Tennessee’s capital city is placing a largely locally funded, bond-financed program before voters.

The Seneca Nation of Indians demand a cut of toll revenue for a nearly three-mile stretch of road built on tribal land 60 years ago.

The Austin City Council on Tuesday got its first look at a proposed $851 million bond that could be brought before voters in November.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s planned $10 billion redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport is beginning to take shape.

Moody's threw cold water on Chicago's position that O'Hare's ratings can withstand new terminal debt.

Gribbin's resignation, which followed Gary Cohn's departure, means that the two major administration officials charged with developing and selling the president's infrastructure plan are gone.

The bonds sold for the air cargo handling facility were rated BBB.

Franklin County is set to receive the biggest chunk of funding with roughly $135 million.

Kathy Wylde, president of the Partnership for New York City, gauges the effect of the transportation infrastructure crisis on New York’s regional economy and recommends solutions. Paul Burton hosts.