Melissa Hellmann - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu May 05, 2016
Delaying Highway Projects Have Some in Kansas Worried
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Congested or treacherous roads could become more so under the Kansas Department of Transportation's recent announcement that 25 large, already-scheduled highway projects will be delayed for over the next two years....
Wed May 04, 2016
Mayor Announces Agreement for Burlington Mall Makeover
Miro Weinberger, Mayor of Burlington, Vt., announced and released the draft predevelopment agreement between the city of Burlington and the mall property owner, Don Sinex's BTC Mall Associates LLC, for the redevelopment of the Burlington Town Center mall....
Chuck Harvey - Wed May 04, 2016
RhodeWorks: Rebuild Infrastructure While Stimulating Economic Growth
Rhode Island is taking a multiple strategy approach to rebuilding its aging highway infrastructure while stimulating the job market and growing the economy. The state has created RhodeWorks that would use tolls on large commercial trucks and bond sales to finance major highway and bridge projects....
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....
