Congress Approves Chips Plus Science Bill
July 28, 2022
Among the flurry of pre-August break activity, Congress approved The CHIPS and Science Act. Led by the Senate, which crafted and passed the bipartisan legislation, the bill injects tens of billions of dollars into the domestic production of semiconductor chips, as well as increases authorizations for a number of science and research programs, which ASCE......
July 21, 2022
On Tuesday, July 19, the New York section of ASCE unveiled its 2022 Report Card for New York’s Infrastructure. The report assigned a cumulative grade of ‘C’ from separate chapters addressing 11 categories, meaning New York’s infrastructure is in mediocre condition. Civil engineers graded aviation (C+), bridges (C-), dams (C), drinking water (C-), ports (C+),......
Movement on School Infrastructure Data Collection
May 25, 2022
The Report Card on America’s Infrastructure’s chapter on schools opens with the statement that school facilities represent the second largest sector of public infrastructure spending, after highways, and yet there is no comprehensive national data on the condition of K-12 public school infrastructure. To develop the ASCE schools grade of a D+, engineers instead relied......
GAO Reports Highlights Opportunities For The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
May 11, 2022
Late last week, the General Accountability Office (GA0) issued a new report on the status of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The report includes a number of recommendations focusing on the need for NEHRP to conduct a national assessment to identify progress and remaining gaps in earthquake resilience; develop strategies to better communicate......
May 09, 2022
Guest Blog by EyeVi Technologies The United States infrastructure report card is nothing to write home about. According to the 2021 ASCE Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, the overall score for America’s infrastructure is a C-. This more than imperfect grade is reflected well in the satisfaction rate of amongst everyday Americans with their infrastructure.......
Administration Releases Preliminary Database of Disadvantaged Communities
March 24, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes significant funding for infrastructure in disadvantaged communities, baring the question, what exactly qualifies as a disadvantaged community? In the past, it depended on who you asked, with different definitions among the federal agencies. Last week, the Biden Administration took a first step toward standardizing the classification when the......
Senate Committee Examines Transit and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
March 16, 2022
Public transportation’s advancement through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was the focus of a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on March 15th. Enacted in November, the bipartisan infrastructure law contains a whopping $91 billion for transit, including spending for development planning, State of Good Repair Grants,......
House Advances Technology Bill
February 07, 2022
On February 4th the House passed H.R. 4521, the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (or COMPETES) Act of 2022. The measure passed by a vote of 222-210, largely along party lines with one Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, voting for the bill and one Democrat, Rep. Stephanie Murphy......
January 20, 2022
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today published a new tool for members looking for information on the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The landmark legislation, signed into law last November, includes $1.2 trillion in infrastructure investments, distributed through existing and new programs. All 17 categories in the 2021 Report......
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