Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/senator-amy-klobuchar-and-mayor-pete-buttigieg-confirm-participation-in-moving-america-forward-forum-co-hosted-by-asce/">Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg Confirm Participation in Moving America Forward Forum, Co-Hosted by ASCEFebruary 06, 2020
Today, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and other hosts of Moving America Forward: A Presidential Candidate Forum on Infrastructure, Jobs, and Building a Better America announced the first candidates to confirm participation in the upcoming forum on infrastructure. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete Buttigieg have confirmed they will participate in the......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/clear-support-exists-for-rigorous-professional-licensing-to-protect-the-public-according-to-new-survey/">Clear Support Exists for Rigorous Professional Licensing to Protect the Public, According to New SurveyFebruary 06, 2020
Across the nation, state legislatures are considering legislation that would weaken or eliminate professional licensing requirements for civil engineers and other technical professions. This means that the public’s health, safety, and welfare could be at risk. Imagine someone designing a bridge or building critical infrastructure projects like roads, airports, dams, and more – who does......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/highway-trust-fund-remains-in-trouble/">Highway Trust Fund Remains in TroubleHighway Trust Fund Remains in Trouble
February 05, 2020
As we approach the expiration of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, both the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO)have issued reports highlighting the long-term financial health of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). First established in 1956, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is the federal fund that pays for bridges, roads,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/house-democrats-unveil-infrastructure-framework/">House Democrats Unveil Infrastructure FrameworkHouse Democrats Unveil Infrastructure Framework
January 31, 2020
After much anticipation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA12), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR4), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ6), and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA1), introduced an infrastructure investment framework that would invest $760 billion over five years in our nation’s roads, bridges, transit and rail systems,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-asce-report-shows-industry-has-made-progress-in-managing-infrastructure-assets/">New ASCE Report Shows Industry has Made Progress in Managing Infrastructure AssetsNew ASCE Report Shows Industry has Made Progress in Managing Infrastructure Assets
January 30, 2020
Asset management has been around for decades, but how much are we using this practice when making smart investment decisions for our nation’s roads, bridges, water systems, and more – while minimizing the total cost of owning and operating those assets? A newly released report by ASCE this week examines the current practice of asset......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/colorados-infrastructure-earns-a-mediocre-grade-of-c/">Colorado’s Infrastructure Earns a Mediocre Grade of “C-”Colorado’s Infrastructure Earns a Mediocre Grade of “C-”
January 30, 2020
Colorado’s roads and bridges are sitting better than the national average, but funding is being stretched to modernize infrastructure with a growing population. Today at the Colorado State Capitol, the Colorado ASCE Section unveiled the full report card, giving 14 categories of infrastructure an overall ‘C-.’ Infrastructure categories included aviation, roads, bridges, energy, schools, hazardous......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/where-do-the-2020-presidential-candidates-stand-on-infrastructure/">Where do the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Infrastructure?Where do the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Infrastructure?
January 24, 2020
As we inch closer to the caucuses, Democratic candidates are running out of time to release tangible policy solutions which focus on the issues that are most critical to the majority of Americans. One of those issues, which 90 percent of Americans support, continues to be the condition of our nation’s infrastructure. So far, four......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/epa-and-usace-release-final-waters-of-the-u-s-wotus-rule/">EPA and USACE Release Final Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) RuleEPA and USACE Release Final Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule
January 23, 2020
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a finalized Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule named the Navigable Waters Protection Rule to define “Waters of the United States.” This final rule comes after the agencies released a proposed rule in December 2018 to redefine the......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-fema-policy-requires-rebuilding-post-disaster-with-asce-codes-and-standards/">Rebuilding stronger, Resiliently Requires ASCE Codes and StandardsRebuilding stronger, Resiliently Requires ASCE Codes and Standards
January 17, 2020
In 2019, we witnessed a drastic increase in hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes, and more. We must be thinking about ways to make our infrastructure last and withstand future risks. That means ensuring our infrastructure is more resilient by using new technologies, approaches, materials—but also incorporating the latest codes and standards, which will, in the end, cut......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/trump-administration-releases-overhaul-of-nepa-implementing-regulations/">Trump Administration Releases Overhaul of NEPA Implementing RegsTrump Administration Releases Overhaul of NEPA Implementing Regs
January 16, 2020
Late last week, in a historic action, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule to revise the enforcement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Signed into law in 1970, the NEPA review process requires federal agencies, prior to development, to evaluate the environmental impacts of their proposed actions. The......
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