Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-the-house-approves-a-highway-trust-fund-patch/">This Week in Infrastructure: The House Approves a Highway Trust Fund PatchThis Week in Infrastructure: The House Approves a Highway Trust Fund Patch
July 18, 2014
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a short-term bill to keep the Highway Trust Fund up and running until May 2015. While Democrats were hesitant about the proposal, ultimately the bill passed with bipartisan support, 367-55. In a statement commenting on its passage, ASCE reiterated the need for a long-term, sustainable funding solution. A......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-the-build-america-investment-initiative/">ASCE Statement on the Build America Investment InitiativeASCE Statement on the Build America Investment Initiative
July 17, 2014
Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE, president, ASCE on the Build America Investment Initiative: “Today’s action by President Obama to launch the Build America Investment Initiative comes at a critical time as we witness Congress still debating how to provide a long-term, sustainable solution to the......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/5-graphics-every-pennsylvania-driver-should-see/">5 Graphics Every Pennsylvania Driver Should See5 Graphics Every Pennsylvania Driver Should See
July 17, 2014
In 2013, Pennsylvania stepped up to start addressing these problems with a transportation funding package, but even with it, there’s still more work to be done than the funding that’s available. Also, if Congress fails to come up with their promised funding by the end of August, this could set Pennsylvania back......
Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-statement-on-the-house-plan-to-maintain-the-highway-trust-fund-for-only-9-more-months/">ASCE Statement on the House Plan to Maintain the Highway Trust Fund for Only 9 More MonthsASCE Statement on the House Plan to Maintain the Highway Trust Fund for Only 9 More Months
July 15, 2014
Washington, D.C. —The following is a statement from Patrick Natale, P.E., Executive Director of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on the passage of H.R. 5021 in the U.S. House of Representatives: “Today, the U.S. House of Representatives averted an immediate economic disaster by addressing the impending insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Regrettably,......
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......
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