Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/elementary-school-has-energy-to-sell-back-to-the-grid/">Elementary School Has Energy to Sell Back to the GridElementary School Has Energy to Sell Back to the Grid
July 14, 2014
Aging buildings and energy costs are two of a school’s most concerning issues, but not for Warren County, Kentucky’s Richardsville Elementary School after a sustainable redesign that now has the school selling energy back to the grid. But it hasn’t always been this way. Until Richardsville Elementary School was rebuilt in 2010, classes were held......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-house-and-senate-plans/">This Week in Infrastructure: House and Senate PlansThis Week in Infrastructure: House and Senate Plans
July 11, 2014
Congress returned to Washington this week with the Highway Trust Fund on the agenda. The Senate Finance Committee offers a bipartisan proposal by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. The House Ways and Means Committee marked up a bill Thursday morning, which is expected to be voted on by the......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/missourians-asked-to-vote-yes-on-sales-and-use-tax-increase/">Missourians Asked to Vote “Yes” on Sales and Use Tax IncreaseMissourians Asked to Vote “Yes” on Sales and Use Tax Increase
July 08, 2014
On August 5, Missourians go to the polls to weigh in on the future of the state’s transportation fund. Rather than enacting a temporary fix through an incremental gas tax hike, the Missouri Legislature put the matter in the hands of constituents in the form of Constitutional Amendment 7 which will appear on the August......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-potus-calls-on-congress-to-fix-the-trust-fund/">This Week in Infrastructure: POTUS Calls on Congress to Fix the Trust FundThis Week in Infrastructure: POTUS Calls on Congress to Fix the Trust Fund
July 04, 2014
The Highway Trust Fund got a lot of attention this week, with the help of some bad news for states and a speech by President Obama. While standing in front of the Key Bridge on Tuesday, appropriate for the week of Independence Day as it is named after Francis Scott Key, the President urged Congress......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/highway-fix-still-uncertain-as-usdot-puts-state-agencies-on-notice/">Highway Fix Still Uncertain as USDOT Puts State Agencies on NoticeHighway Fix Still Uncertain as USDOT Puts State Agencies on Notice
July 01, 2014
The stakes just got raised even while it seems we are no closer to a funding fix. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx announced plans for slowing reimbursements to states from the traditional twice a day method to every other week, starting on August 1 due to the low balance in the Fund. The......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/geothermal-project-at-portland-international-jetport-healthy-infrastructure-and-the-environment/">Sometimes It’s Best to Look Beneath You: A Successful Geothermal Project at Portland International JetportJuly 01, 2014
Commit to Success America’s infrastructure needs a national commitment to bring existing infrastructure into a state-of-good-repair, and in the long term we must modernize and build in a targeted and strategic manner. This means leadership at the federal, state, and local levels of government, by businesses and individuals, to communicate the importance of our......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/what-theyre-saying-about-the-pennsylvania-report-card/">What They’re Saying About the Pennsylvania Report CardWhat They’re Saying About the Pennsylvania Report Card
June 30, 2014
Watch clips from the release events speakers here, courtesy of Urban Engineers. Engineers grade Pa.’s infrastructure: C-minus – Philly.com Engineering Group Gives Low Marks to Pennsylvania Infrastructure -CBS Local – Philly Pa. Infrastructure Grades Suffer Due To Poor Roads, Bridges – CBS Local – Pittsburgh State’s civil engineers give roads a D- in latest “report card”......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-a-highway-trust-fund-patch-proposal/">This Week in Infrastructure: A Highway Trust Fund Patch ProposalThis Week in Infrastructure: A Highway Trust Fund Patch Proposal
June 27, 2014
With Highway Trust Fund insolvency just nine weeks away, Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden offered a $9 billion plan as a short-time fix. If passed, this six-month funding proposal would give Congress time to find a long-term, sustainable funding source for the Highway Trust Fund. However, not all members are pleased with the option of......
Advocate Profile: Darren M. Benoit, P.E., M.ASCE
June 26, 2014
Darren M. Benoit, P.E., is an active member of the New Hampshire Section of ASCE. He works as a senior transportation manager for McFarland Johnson, Inc. In his role, he works on highway projects in Concord, New Hampshire and with clients throughout New England as a technical lead on projects. As a Key Contact for......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/pennsylvania-earns-7-poor-d-grades-in-new-infrastructure-report-card/">Pennsylvania Earns 7 Poor D Grades in New Report CardPennsylvania Earns 7 Poor D Grades in New Report Card
June 25, 2014
Today, civil engineers from across Pennsylvania released a new Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure giving 16 grades for the state’s infrastructure. Here’s how Pennsylvania’s infrastructure ranks from worst grades to best: Roads D- Wastewater D- Drinking Water D Transit D Bridges D+ Inland Waterways D+ Stormwater D+ Dams C- Levees C- Schools C- Energy C......