January 29, 2024
On Monday, January 29th, the Engineering & Public Works Roadshow series made its fourth stop, this time in Frankfort, Kentucky, in conjunction with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear celebrating the state’s Mountain Parkway Expansion project. The Roadshow commended the program’s collaborative legislative efforts from federal and state partners to connect Eastern Kentucky residents with the rest......
Help – What’s a Key Alert? How to Become an Infrastructure Grassroots Champion
June 29, 2023
ASCE recently sent out what we call a “Key Alert” to members last week urging them to contact their members of Congress and support reauthorizing the bill that funds the nation’s airports. With legislation finally introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), it’s the......
Wyoming Civil Engineers Give the State’s Infrastructure a “C” grade
February 01, 2023
The Wyoming Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2023 Report Card for Wyoming’s Infrastructure on January 31,, 2023. This is the first-ever infrastructure report card for the state, led by co-chairs Dustin Woods, P.E., and Tim Brugger, P.E. The new report card contains five categories of infrastructure receiving an overall grade of a ‘C’,......
New data tool on road safety helps implement bipartisan infrastructure law
November 18, 2022
by Heather Ducharme, Director of Future Digital Business Products, GM by Harnit Anand, Head of Strategy and Business Development – Smart Cities, GM This past year, public and private sector leaders joined forces to address a common challenge facing Americans: the need to improve infrastructure and roadway safety across the country. Progress has been made......
Alabama’s Infrastructure Receives a “C-” Grade for the Second Time
March 31, 2022
On Thursday, March 31, the Alabama Section of ASCE unveiled its 2022 Report Card for Alabama’s Infrastructure, the state’s first report card since 2015. The report assigned the state’s systems a cumulative grade of “C-”, which is on par with the national grade of “C-“ and the same grade the state received in its 2015......
Civil Engineers Give Utah’s Infrastructure a “C+”
December 18, 2020
On Wednesday, the Utah Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released preliminary findings – including grades – from the 2020 Report Card for Utah’s Infrastructure, the Section’s first report card since 2015. Utah civil engineers gave 12 categories of infrastructure an overall grade of “C+”, tied only with Georgia for the highest......
New Study Elevates Street Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
November 19, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted very aspect of our lives. From our ability to see friends and loved ones to our once daily commutes, what once had been regular activity has quickly changed and our new travel behavior. As a result, transportation authorities have implemented several policies to promote social distancing, cycling, and walking in......
June 03, 2020
The following is a statement by K.N. Gunalan “Guna.” Ph.D., P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in response to the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee’s 2020 surface transportation infrastructure bill, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act: “The INVEST in America......
May 16, 2020
The following is a statement by K.N. Gunalan “Guna,” Ph.D., PE, President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: “We are pleased that the recently passed House COVID-19 relief bill, the HEROES Act, recognizes that the nation’s transportation and water infrastructure sectors have been seriously......
State DOTs Request $50 Billion In Emergency Relief Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
April 08, 2020
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take hold over our nation, state departments of transportation (DOT) are beginning to see a dramatic revenue loss as Americans stay in quarantine. To combat these losses, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) urged Congress this week to provide $50 billion in......
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