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The 2018 Report Card for California’s Surface Transportation Infrastructure Gives Roads a “D”

October 03, 2018By: ASCE Staff

California may be a world-wide leader in technology, agricultural production and tourism, but the Report Card for California’s Surface Transportation Infrastructure leaves much to be desired. On Wednesday, the American Society of Civil Engineers California’s Region 9 members released the grades for the state’s surface transportation network. Roads earned a “D,” bridges a “C-,” and......

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ASCE Supports National Park Service Deferred Maintenance Backlog Legislation

October 03, 2018By: ASCE Staff

Our nation’s public parks are incredible economic drivers and therefore critical infrastructure systems. They create thousands of American jobs, generate billions of dollars in revenue, and sustain communities across the country. In fact, the National Park Service’s (NPS) 2016 centennial anniversary brought in a record-breaking 331 million visitors who spent an estimated $18.4 billion in......

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Tags: deferred maintenance, National Parks, public parks

Kern County Infrastructure at a ‘C’ in 2018 Report Card

September 19, 2018By: ASCE Staff

On September 18, the Southern San Joaquin Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2018 Report Card for Kern County’s Infrastructure. Nine categories of infrastructure earned an overall grade of ‘C.’ Bridges received the highest grade of ‘B+,” a significant improvement over the ‘B-’ in the 2012 Kern County Report Card. Transit......

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WRDA Passes in the House

September 14, 2018By: ASCE Staff

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, S. 3021. The passage of this bill authorizes key programs and projects that are critical to improving our nation’s water-related infrastructure categories. The 2017 Infrastructure Report Card graded each of these categories; ports received a grade of “C+,” while dams, levees,......

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Tags: 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, congress, dams, Drinking Water, fly-in, key contact program, levees, ports, SRF WIN Act, statement, wastewater, WIFIA, WRDA

ASCE Participates in Resilience Event

September 07, 2018By: ASCE Staff

ASCE, along with other advocacy groups, policymakers, and business leaders, participated in an event entitled “Partnerships & Progress: Driving Climate Solutions” held by The Hill and the Bipartisan Policy Center to discuss bipartisan congressional initiatives on clean energy, resilience, and disaster preparedness. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) kicked of the event......

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Tags: innovation, resilience

California Report Plots Path for Climate-Safe Infrastructure

September 06, 2018By: ASCE Staff

Paying it Forward: The Path Toward Climate-Safe Infrastructure in California, released on Wednesday, offers comprehensive recommendations on how the state can move forward to ready its infrastructure for a changing climate. California is a leader in this area, understandably so given the droughts, wildfires, and mudslides the state endures. The report is a direct result......

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Tags: California, climate change

Mississippi Special Legislative Session Addresses Funding Need for Bridges and Roads

August 30, 2018By: ASCE Staff

Earlier this year, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) had to close nearly 500 bridges to ensure the safety of the traveling public and another 1,742 were posted with specific weight limits due to structural deficiency. In addition, 28% of Mississippi’s roads are in poor condition, 12.30% of bridges are structurally deficient, and the condition......

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Tags: bridge, bridges, MDOT, Mississippi, roads

Study Shows Public Transit Investment Saves Lives

August 30, 2018By: ASCE Staff

This week, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the Vision Zero Network released newly analyzed data detailing how more frequent public transit use is linked to fewer traffic fatalities. The findings are based on recent Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data. Specifically, NHTSA reported there were a total......

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Tags: public transit, road safety, safety, transit, USDOT, vision zero

Harris County Voters Approve $2.5 Billion Flood Infrastructure Bond 1 Year After Hurricane Harvey

August 27, 2018By: ASCE Staff

On Saturday, August 25th, exactly one year after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, Harris County voters overwhelmingly approved a $2.5 billion infrastructure bond (Proposition A), which aims to protect Houston from future storms and flooding. Proposition A passed with over 85% voter approval. Approval of this measure means that taxpayers in Harris County will see a......

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Tags: flood control, flood protection, Hurricane Harvey, texas, vote

Power Outage Complicates Summer Air Travel at Reagan Airport

August 17, 2018By: ASCE Staff

When we plug our phones into the wall we expect them to start charging, and when we flip a light switch we expect the lights to go on. Most of the time, these systems work just fine, but this week, travelers at Washington’s Reagan National Airport sat for 90 minutes with no power, while others......

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Tags: Airports, Atlanta, DC, energy, Reagan