News & Insights

ASCE Applauds U.S. House T&I Committee’s Bipartisan Report on Public-Private Partnership

September 17, 2014By: ASCE Staff

The following is a statement from Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) regarding the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s special panel report, Public-Private Partnerships: Balancing the Needs of the Public and Private Sectors to Finance the Nation’s Infrastructure, on the use of Public-Private......

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Tags: highway trust fund, P3s

Investment in Water Infrastructure Works

September 12, 2014By: ASCE Staff

So often, our water infrastructure goes unnoticed until a pipe bursts. Lately, there have been several events drawing attention to the water sector’s significance, including the water main break at UCLA, algae in Toledo drinking water, and drought in California. Water infrastructure deserves our attention and investment for many reasons, beyond the most recent media......

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Tags: economy, jobs, Water Works, wrrda

ASCE Members Participate in White House Summit on Infrastructure Investment

September 11, 2014By: ASCE Staff

As a part of what the White House has deemed its “Year of Action” campaign to move policy ideas and initiatives forward in the face of Congressional gridlock, the Obama Administration recently held an Infrastructure Investment Summit aimed at soliciting ideas on how to better leverage available financing to deliver projects in the transportation, water,......

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Tags: financing, infrastructure, Obama Administration, transportation

ASCE Submits Comments to US EPA on the Use of QBS to SRF Programs

September 10, 2014By: ASCE Staff

ASCE recently submitted comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on guidance the agency developed following the the recently enacted Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014. WRRDA makes a number of changes to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program administered by EPA and recently developed guidance for its regional......

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Tags: Clean Water State Revolving Fund, EPA, QBS, wrrda

Humboldt County California’s Transportation Report Card Released

September 08, 2014By: ASCE Staff

This afternoon the 2014 Report Card for Humboldt County’s Infrastructure, an independent review of the area’s transportation needs, was released by the North Coast Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Report Card gave the County’s roads a grade of D+ grade and bridges received a grade of C-. According to the new report,......

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Tags: bridges, California, Eureka, Humboldt County, infrastructure, roads, transportation

Summer Travel Boom as Americans Hit the Road

September 05, 2014By: ASCE Staff

After being cooped up inside for what was in some parts of the country the coldest and snowiest winter on record, it appears based upon latest data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that Americans traveled on our roadways in force this spring and early summer. Vehicle miles traveled (VMT), a common measure of roadway......

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Tags: gas tax, highway trust fund, transportation, VMT

Join the #WaterWorks Thunderclap to Show Your Support for Water Infrastructure Investment

September 03, 2014By: ASCE Staff

Without clean, safe, and reliable water and wastewater systems, one-fifth of our US economy would grind to a halt. Yet, in the 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, drinking water and wastewater both received D grades. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, ASCE will join other water leaders as part of the Value of Water Coalition to......

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Tags: Drinking Water, thunderclap, wastewater, water, Water Resources, Water Works

ASCE Members Advise Federal Government on Water Information Programs

September 02, 2014By: ASCE Staff

ASCE members Martha Juch, P.E., D.WRE, and Robert Schreiber, P.E., BCEE, D.WRE participated in the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) annual meeting last month in Reston, Virginia. The advisory committee’s mission is to improve water information for decision making for natural resources management and environmental protection. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is the primary......

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Tags: science, USGS, water, Water Resources

Advocate Profile: Peter S. Merfeld, P.E., M.ASCE

August 27, 2014By: ASCE Staff

Peter S. Merfeld, P.E., M.ASCE is a member of the Maine Section. He has exhibited leadership experience as section president, Maine Report Card chair, and through work on the national Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. He is also a Board member of IBTTA (International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association). These roles led him to become......

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Tags: advocacy, advocacy profile, Maine

The Highway Trust Fund Deserves More Than a Patch

August 25, 2014By: ASCE Staff

Attention on the Highway Trust Fund seems to have waned since Congress passed a 10-month funding patch in July. However, May will be here before we know it. There is still more work to be done to keep transportation projects across the country funded and our elected leaders need to start having real discussions about......

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Tags: highway trust fund