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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 Fund

This Week in Infrastructure: POTUS Calls on Congress to Fix the Trust Fund

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......

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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 Notice

Highway Fix Still Uncertain as USDOT Puts State Agencies on Notice

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......

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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 Jetport

Sometimes It’s Best to Look Beneath You: A Successful Geothermal Project at Portland International Jetport

  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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Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/what-theyre-saying-about-the-pennsylvania-report-card/">What They’re Saying About the Pennsylvania Report Card

What They’re Saying About the Pennsylvania Report Card

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”......

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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 Proposal

This Week in Infrastructure: A Highway Trust Fund Patch Proposal

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......

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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 Card

Pennsylvania Earns 7 Poor D Grades in New Report Card

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......

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Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/this-week-in-infrastructure-bipartisan-ideas/">This Week in Infrastructure: Bipartisan Ideas

This Week in Infrastructure: Bipartisan Ideas

The gas tax getting a raise was an idea everyone was talking about this week. From USA TODAY’s editorial urging lawmakers to set aside gimmicks in favor of sustainable funding solutions to a bipartisan proposal to raise the gas tax 12 cents. In an unprecedented bipartisan effort, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Chris Murphy......

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Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/will-pennsylvanias-infrastructure-make-the-grade/">Will Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure Make the Grade?

Will Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure Make the Grade?

Infrastructure has a direct impact on our lives every day—from the water we drink, to the schools our children attend and to the roads and rails we travel. Join us for one of ASCE’s release events for the Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Harrisburg – 9:45 AM, Harrisburg Amtrak Station, Transit Park lot, 815 Market St,......

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Link to Post:https://infrastructurereportcard.org/new-congressional-proposal-offers-gas-tax-increase-tied-to-inflation/">New Congressional Proposal Offers Gas Tax Increase Tied to Inflation

New Congressional Proposal Offers Gas Tax Increase Tied to Inflation

We saw some encouraging movement from the Hill today on transportation. Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) are floating a plan to increase the gas tax twice by increments of six cents, and then index the gas tax to inflation so it’s a sustainable revenue source. Here’s a statement from ASCE President Randall......

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