Election Day 2025 delivers major wins for U.S. infrastructure funding
November 13, 2025
Last Tuesday, voters across the United States cast their ballots in resounding support of transportation and infrastructure funding. This is part of a trend in 2025 where voters have approved 82 percent of more than 280 state and local infrastructure funding measures. These initiatives are expected to generate more than $24 billion in new and......
Airport infrastructure focus of ASCE Making the Grade webinar
November 13, 2025
On November 6, ASCE joined with airport leaders and experts to showcase the state of aviation infrastructure. As a part of the Making the Grade webinar series, presenters shared key perspective on various criteria essential to airport facility performance including capacity, funding, and innovation. Aviation was one of 18 categories graded in the 2025 Report......
The Case for Building a Stronger Water Reuse Workforce
July 21, 2025
By: Sarah Simons, Senior Technical Writer, CDM Smith As climate change and water shortages continue to threaten water-scarce regions across the United States (U.S.) and around the world, CDM Smith is driving innovation and leading the way in water reuse. However, to continue to expand water reuse and increase water resilience, we must address the......
DOGE looms large as Congress begins marking up Fiscal Year 2026 funding bills
July 18, 2025
With government funding set to expire on September 30th, the appropriations committees in Congress are working to finalize government spending levels for the coming fiscal year. Traditionally a bipartisan process, the negotiations surrounding Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations have been colored by the Trump administration’s focus on eliminating what it views as government “waste, fraud......
House T&I advances Clean Water Act permitting reform package
July 07, 2025
Last month, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (T&I) held a markup session to consider a package of bills related to project permitting under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The package, H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, includes more than a dozen bills introduced with the stated goal to......
Building America’s Future: Why Infrastructure Investment Matters Now More Than Ever
June 23, 2025
By: Ben Pickett, Executive Vice President, Business Services Nucor Corporation For nearly six decades, Nucor has played a foundational role in building America—literally. As the largest steel producer in the United States, Nucor is responsible for more than one-quarter of the nation’s steel production. Roughly half of that steel goes directly into nonresidential construction and......
ASCE, NMSA Host Webinar on 2025 Infrastructure Report Card
June 21, 2025
On June 17th, the American Society of Civil Engineers joined with the National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) to host a webinar providing an in-depth assessment of Stormwater as a part of the 2025 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. Stormwater was one of 18 categories graded in the newly released report card receiving a “D.”......
Funding and Financing U.S. Infrastructure
June 06, 2025
In the 2025 Report Card, the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) estimates a $3.7 trillion investment gap for U.S infrastructure to reach a state of good repair, assuming Congress continues recent funding levels. As such, sponsors of infrastructure projects will need to innovate and look to diversify funding and financing sources beyond federal spending......
Utah’s 2025 Infrastructure Report Card: A Mix of Progress and Challenges
May 30, 2025
On May 29th, the Utah Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2025 Report Card for Utah’s Infrastructure at the state capitol building in Salt Lake City. The results are a blend of progress and ongoing challenges. The report assigns a cumulative grade of ‘C+’ to Utah’s infrastructure, maintaining the same......
How AEC Companies Are Leveraging Unreal Engine
May 21, 2025
Unreal Engine 5, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D tool, is helping companies like Pennoni, Geopogo, and Smart Spatial deliver cutting-edge visuals and interactive experiences that bridge conceptual design and real-world execution. We spoke to the teams behind the scenes to discover how Unreal Engine is bringing value to their stakeholders, clients, and......
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