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New PROTECT program offers millions for improving infrastructure resilience

May 04, 2023By. Eleanor Lamb

Government agencies—from state departments of transportation to Indian Tribes—can now apply for some of the $848 million in discretionary grant funding that was recently made available through the new Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program, which aims to make infrastructure more resilient to climate change. The PROTECT program was one......

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Join ASCE for Infrastructure Week 2023 – #InfrastructureWorks

May 02, 2023By. ASCE Staff

ASCE Panel: Evolving Needs for the Infrastructure Workforce On May 15th, ASCE will lead a panel discussion on infrastructure workforce solutions with other industry experts. This event correlates with the theme of Infrastructure Week 2023: #InfrastructureWorks. About Infrastructure Week Infrastructure Week takes place in Washington, D.C. every May. In fact, for over a decade, industry......

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Iowa State Report Card: Civil Engineers Give Iowa’s Infrastructure a “C” Grade

April 11, 2023By. Rob Marmet

On Tuesday, April 11th, the Iowa section of ASCE released the 2023 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure in Des Moines. The report card included 13 infrastructure categories, and overall, Iowa earned a grade of “C, ” the same grade as the 2019 Iowa state report card. A “C” grade means Iowa’s infrastructure is in mediocre......

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Restoration of historic Virginia train station celebrated on latest Roadshow stop

March 27, 2023By. Rob Marmet

Restoration of historic Virginia train station celebrated on latest Roadshow stop The Engineering and Public Works Roadshow came to Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia on March 24th to celebrate the historic train station’s transformation into a multimodal transit center and event venue. The roadshow is a partnership between ASCE, APWA, and ACEC to highlight......

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House Republicans debut energy and permitting reform package

March 23, 2023By. ASCE Staff

Last week, House Republicans formally introduced the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1). This comprehensive legislative package is aimed at increasing American energy production and enacting permitting reform to reduce regulatory burdens associated with the development of infrastructure projects. By designing the Lower Energy Costs Act as H.R. 1, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has signaled......

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Buy America Comment Deadline Reached

March 16, 2023By. Caroline Sevier

For decades, Buy America requirements were focused on iron and steel and had only covered certain federally funded infrastructure projects; however, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expanded those provisions and added new products to the list. Therefore, since the passage of the IIJA, the Office of Management and Budget has been tasked with......

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Vermont State Report Card: Civil Engineers Give Vermont’s Infrastructure a “C” Grade

February 16, 2023By. Rob Marmet

On Wednesday, February 16th, the Vermont section of ASCE released the 2023 Report Card for Vermont’s Infrastructure in Montpelier. The report included nine infrastructure categories, and overall, Vermont earned a grade of “C”, the same grade as the 2019 Vermont state report card.  That grade means Vermont’s infrastructure is in mediocre condition and requires attention......

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2023 ASCE Wyoming Report Card: Infrastructure Mediocre, Say Engineers

February 06, 2023By. ASCE Staff

Professional engineers volunteering with the American Society of Civil Engineers released the first Report Card for Wyoming’s Infrastructure on January 31, 2023. The report includes five infrastructure categories receiving an overall grade of ‘C’ — meaning Wyoming’s infrastructure is in mediocre condition.  Civil engineers graded Wyoming’s aviation (B-), bridges (C-), drinking water (C), roads (C),......

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FAA Computer System Outage Demonstrates Need for Robust Aviation Investment

January 18, 2023By. Eleanor Lamb

The computer system failure at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that grounded all domestic flights last Wednesday emphasized the need for greater investment in the nation’s aviation infrastructure. The temporary outage of the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system, which gives pilots safety information about flight conditions, resulted in the delay or cancelation of thousands......

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Congress Passes FY 2023 Omnibus

December 22, 2022By. ASCE Staff

Christmas came early for Congress, as House and Senate leaders finally passed a much-awaited $1.7 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus spending bill. The bill represents an increase from the $1.5 trillion appropriations package for FY 22. The release of the bill’s text was quickly followed by action in both Chambers to meet the deadline......

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