Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/congress-and-president-trump-come-together-for-infrastructurenow/">Congress and President Trump: Come together for #InfrastructureNowCongress and President Trump: Come together for #InfrastructureNow
May 21, 2019
President Eisenhower built the federal highway system. President Reagan and Congress later fixed it. Tomorrow, President Trump and Congress have a historic opportunity to revitalize America and bring our infrastructure into the 21st century. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) rated the overall condition of our nation’s infrastructure a cumulative grade of D+ on......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/infrastructure-week-buildfortomorrow/">Infrastructure Week: #BuildForTomorrowInfrastructure Week: #BuildForTomorrow
May 16, 2019
The mood this Infrastructure Week was optimistic, with the timing perfectly sandwiched between two important meetings: the April 30th discussion between Democratic leaders in Congress and President Trump to discuss a $2 trillion investment solution and a scheduled next week to discuss funding solutions for this plan. Excitement was in the air from the DMV to Texas,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/oregons-infrastructure-earns-a-mediocre-grade-of-c/">Oregon’s Infrastructure Earns a Mediocre Grade of “C-”Oregon’s Infrastructure Earns a Mediocre Grade of “C-”
May 16, 2019
Oregon’s infrastructure sits in mediocre condition, earning an overall grade of a “C-” in the most recent Report Card for Oregon’s Infrastructure, which was released by the American Society of Civil Engineers on Wednesday. The Report Card graded 10 categories of infrastructure including energy, drinking water, roads, bridges and more. The Report Card offered analysis......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-gives-california-infrastructure-a-c/">ASCE Gives California Infrastructure a C-ASCE Gives California Infrastructure a C-
May 09, 2019
The 2019 Report Card for California’s Infrastructure, released this week, gave the golden state an overall grade of a “C-.” The state has made progress in recent years to close the infrastructure investment gap, but much work remains to prepare the infrastructure to support the state’s economy and preserve Californians quality of life. In 2017, California......
Iowa Infrastructure GPA Improves to a C
May 03, 2019
The Iowa Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2019 Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure yesterday. Twelve categories, including aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, energy, inland waterways, levees, parks, rail, roads, solid waste and wastewater were included in this iteration. The last Report Card for Iowa’s Infrastructure was released in 2015, and......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/u-s-house-transportation-and-infrastructure-committee-members-discuss-infrastructure-investment-priorities/">U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hears Infrastructure Investment PrioritiesU.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hears Infrastructure Investment Priorities
May 03, 2019
There’s more blooming this spring than just flowers; so are discussions in the House and Senate on infrastructure investment. This week, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a Members’ Day Hearing as an opportunity for all Members of the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss their infrastructure investment priorities before the Committee. Lawmakers......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/the-powers-unite-infrastructure-investment-is-coming/">The Powers Unite: Infrastructure Investment is ComingThe Powers Unite: Infrastructure Investment is Coming
May 02, 2019
As bumpy as our streets may seem these days, our federal leaders seemed to have smoothed things out on the topic of infrastructure this past week. On April 30th, President Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met to discuss a $2 trillion comprehensive bipartisan infrastructure package for the......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/civil-engineers-encouraged-by-white-house-meeting-on-infrastructure-now-its-time-for-congress-to-act/">Civil Engineers Encouraged by White House Meeting on Infrastructure; Now It’s Time for Congress to ActApril 30, 2019
Washington – The following is a statement by Robin A. Kemper, PE, President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in response to the meeting on infrastructure between President Trump, House Speaker Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Schumer: “The American Society of Civil Engineers was thrilled to see President Trump, House Speaker Pelosi, and Senate Democratic Leader......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/report-examines-mileage-based-user-fee-future/">Report Examines Mileage-Based User Fee FutureReport Examines Mileage-Based User Fee Future
April 26, 2019
This week, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a report entitled, “A Policymaker’s Guide to Road User Charges.” The report calls on Congress to develop and pass legislation directing the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) to establish a national Mileage-Based User Fee system (MBUF) , or a “Road User Charge” (RUC). The......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-submits-public-comments-to-proposed-waters-of-the-u-s-wotus-rule/">ASCE Submits Public Comments to Proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) RuleASCE Submits Public Comments to Proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule
April 18, 2019
In an Executive Order signed by the President in 2017 and then followed through on in December 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a proposed rule to redefine the scope of the federal government’s jurisdiction over “waters of the United States (WOTUS)” covered by the......