Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/lawmakers-reach-spending-deal-for-2019/">Lawmakers Reach Spending Deal for 2019Lawmakers Reach Spending Deal for 2019
February 14, 2019
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week reached spending deal to avert a government shutdown and fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2019. Included in the package (P.L. 116-6) are the following infrastructure related spending levels: $86.5 billion overall for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); $900 million for BUILD grants; $13.4......
The Grades are In: Vermont’s Infrastructure GPA a “C”
February 13, 2019
The 2019 Report Card for Vermont’s Infrastructure was published today by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Nine categories of infrastructure – aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water, energy, roads, solid waste, stormwater and wastewater – earned cumulative GPA of a “C.” While the overall GPA was the same as what the state earned in 2014,......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/house-panel-sounds-the-alarm-on-infrastructure-investment/">House Panel “Sounds the Alarm” on Infrastructure InvestmentHouse Panel “Sounds the Alarm” on Infrastructure Investment
February 08, 2019
On Thursday, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee held a hearing focused on the urgent need for a plan that invests in America’s infrastructure. The hearing, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation’s Infrastructure Cannot Wait,” was led by U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, chairman of the committee. Rep. DeFazio began......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/will-the-south-carolina-legislature-make-a-dam-mistake/">Will the South Carolina Legislature Make a Dam Mistake?Will the South Carolina Legislature Make a Dam Mistake?
February 08, 2019
Dams in South Carolina are facing a serious threat. In the last five years, severe flooding as well as Hurricanes Matthew and Florence have caused nearly 80 dams to fail in South Carolina. Despite the recent history of costly dam failures in the Palmetto State, state legislators are considering two proposals that would significantly rollback......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/kentucky-grades-its-infrastructure-state-earns-a-c/">Kentucky Grades its Infrastructure: State Earns a “C-”Kentucky Grades its Infrastructure: State Earns a “C-”
February 06, 2019
The ASCE Kentucky Section released its 2019 Report Card for Kentucky’s Infrastructure, giving the state a “C-.” Civil engineers examined the state’s aviation (C+), bridges (C-), dams (D+), drinking water (C+), energy (B-), hazardous waste (D), levees (D+), roads (D+), solid waste (B-), and wastewater (C-).The Report Card was released at a press conference in......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/civil-engineers-urge-congress-to-pass-infrastructure-bill-in-2019-after-president-trumps-state-of-union-address/">Civil Engineers Urge Congress to Pass Infrastructure Bill in 2019 after President Trump’s State of Union AddressFebruary 05, 2019
The following is a statement by Robin A. Kemper, PE, President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on President Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress on February 5, 2019: “We appreciate that the President identified infrastructure as one of his top priorities for legislative action this year, and indicated that it is not......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/midwest-polar-vortex-impacts-critical-infrastructure/">Midwest Polar Vortex Impacts Critical InfrastructureMidwest Polar Vortex Impacts Critical Infrastructure
February 01, 2019
This past week, a blast of polar air covered much of the Midwest, closing schools and sending staff home early—causing businesses and restaurants to close shop before the end of the day. Piercing the Midwest with record low temperatures, infrastructure systems were also strained. Rail lines were snapped and gas-fed heaters ran alongside the rails......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-supports-public-financing-tools-to-fund-key-infrastructure-projects/">ASCE Supports Public Financing Tools to Fund Key Infrastructure ProjectsASCE Supports Public Financing Tools to Fund Key Infrastructure Projects
January 31, 2019
This month, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), an ASCE coalition partner and lead of the Public Finance Network (PFN), released a report entitled, “Understanding Financing Options Used for Public Infrastructure.” For well over a century, state and local governments and public entities across our nation have used tax-exempt bonds as a means to provide......
North Dakota Grades its Infrastructure: State Earns a “C”
January 30, 2019
The first-ever Report Card for North Dakota’s Infrastructure was published by the ASCE North Dakota Section. Eight categories of infrastructure received an overall grade of a “C,” an indication that infrastructure in the state is in mediocre condition overall. The Report Card was released at a press conference at Bismarck. Guest speakers included Senate Majority......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/2019-report-card-for-georgias-infrastructure-state-earns-overall-grade-of-c-up-from-2014-c-grade/">2019 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure: State earns overall grade of “C+,” Up from 2014 “C” GradeJanuary 23, 2019
This afternoon, the Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2019 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure. Fourteen infrastructure categories were given an overall grade of “C+.” In 2014, the state received a cumulative GPA of a “C.” The following state’s transportation categories, bridges (“C+”), roads (“C+”), and transit (“D+”), saw grade increases......