Randall Chase - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue May 03, 2016
Bill Paves Way for Delaware's New Psychiatric Hospital
DOVER, Del. (AP) The state Senate has unanimously approved a bill to fast-track construction of a psychiatric hospital in Sussex County whose approval by a state panel was subject to a legal challenge....
Mon May 02, 2016
Port Authority OKs $5.2B to Upgrade Airports
Underscoring a renewed commitment to its core transportation mission, the Port Authority's Board of Commissioners authorized $2.9 billion for LaGuardia Airport's new Terminal B and $2.3 billion for replacement of Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport, two 21st century projects that will serve as gateways to the metropolitan region....
Fri April 29, 2016
Official: Paying Off Texas Toll Roads Debt Would Cost $38B
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A Texas Department of Transportation official said the state would need $38 billion to pay off debt linked to dozens of toll roads and make the highways free to drivers. Executive director James Bass updated a Texas House panel in Austin....
Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri April 29, 2016
Montana Still Analyzing Coal Mine After Sponsor Shelves It
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Montana officials will keep studying the potential effects of a major coal mine near the Wyoming border, despite a bankruptcy filing by its sponsor Arch Coal and the recent cancellation of a key lease held by the company, a state official said....
Fri April 29, 2016
Chairman Resigns Amid Concerns About Hawaii's $6.5B Rail Project
HONOLULU (AP) The chairman of the board overseeing Oahu's $6.5 billion rail project has resigned amid concerns about excessive costs and mismanagement. Don Horner said he is resigning from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation because he does not want to be a distraction to the rail project....
Fri April 29, 2016
Colorado Senate OKs $27B Budget
DENVER (AP) Colorado's state Senate has passed a $27 billion state budget bill by a 30-5 vote. The budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 includes about $150 million for highway construction and a slight increase for K-12 schools....
Jeffrey Collins - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue April 26, 2016
S.C. Potholes Abound, But No Tax Hike
NEESES, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's roads are in rotten shape — pretty much everyone who drives on them agrees about that. Since 2010, the state has paid $40 million in claims for vehicle damage cause by road problems....
Tue April 26, 2016
New York Rejects Constitution Natural Gas Pipeline
The Times Union is reporting that for the second time in a week, a major natural gas pipeline project in the state appears to have hit the rocks. Late Friday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation denied critical water quality permits for the planned $750 million Constitution pipeline, which was envisioned to carry hydrofracked natural gas from Pennsylvania into New York, crossing through Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Schoharie counties....
Grant Schulte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri April 22, 2016
Senators Question Funding Plan for Nebraska Roads Bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A proposal designed to expedite work on Nebraska's road and bridge projects drew a wide range of supporters to the Capitol on Feb. 16, but some lawmakers questioned the plan to pay for it....
Brian Slodysko - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu April 21, 2016
Tax Increase for Roads Funding Appears Doomed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Cigarette and gas tax increases proposed by Indiana House Republicans to finance infrastructure improvements appear increasingly doomed as negotiations on a road funding plan continue in the waning days of this year's legislative session....
