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Roadbuilding
ASCE finds infrastructure underinvestment to cost U.S. families $3,400 a year
A new report by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) says weak infrastructure investment in the U.S. will cost the nationās families $3,400 per year for the next 10 years in lost time, inconveniences and repairs of homes and cars. āPoor infrastructure means more congestion on our roadways, broken water lines and power outages, [ā¦]
May 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Infrastructure Week 2016 kicks off with āInfrastructure Mattersā theme
The 2016 Infrastructure Week kicks off today in Washington, D.C., with an event featuring business leaders as well as current and former leaders within the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal agencies discussing the importance of infrastructure strength to the U.S. economy, health and safety. Members of the Infrastructure Week Steering Committee also will [ā¦]
May 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
Richard T. Hammer named New Jersey DOT acting commissioner
Gov. Chris Christie has named Richard T. Hammer as acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), following the resignation of previous commissioner Jamie Fox in October. Hammer has been serving as assistant commissioner over the NJDOTās Capital Program Management since 2006. āRickās 33-years of service to New Jersey and the department bring [ā¦]
November 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Los Angeles city engineer joins Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure Board
The American Public Works Association (APWA)Ā President Larry Stevens has appointed Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, to the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI)Ā board of directors for a three-year term. APWA co-established the ISI with the American Society of Civil EngineersĀ and the American Council of Engineering Companies. A non-profit group, ISI develops and maintains a [ā¦]
March 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Civil engineers give Utah roads and bridges āB+ā grade
In its ā2015 Report Card for Utahās InfrastructureāĀ report, The American Society of CivilĀ Engineers gave the state a B+ grade for the condition of roads and bridges there. Roughly 83 percent of Utahās interstates are in good condition, with only 1 percentĀ being in poor condition, ASCE reports. While the roads received a decent grade, the ASCE [ā¦]
February 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Top 20 transportation challenges in Montana
Itās no surprise that Montana residents are suffering from the stateās deficient roads, highways and bridges due to congested roadways and vehicle operating costs. A new report released by TRIP identifies the stateās top 20 transportation challenges, including road and bridge deterioration, inadequate capacity and needed safety improvements. According to the report, āMontanaās Top 20 [ā¦]
January 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
New state data revealed on infrastructure report card latest tablet app update
We already know that our nationās infrastructure isnāt scoring top marks on its report card. Theyāre the kind of grades that would have put me in trouble with my folks and certainly wouldnāt have bene marks I could have used for my undergrad or grad school applications. But just in case you want to see [ā¦]
January 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway users, road builders oppose bill to surrender federal highway authority
Transportation interests have written Congress to express opposition to the so-called ādevolutionā of the federal highway program and the proposed Transportation Empowerment Act. The bill, introduced in the House and Senate last fall, transfers almost all authority over federal highway and transit programs to the states over a five-year period. It would lower the federal [ā¦]
September 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Roads and bridges in Pennsylvania fail to make the grade
Long story short: Pennsylvaniaās roads and bridges need a lot of work. According to theĀ American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the state has the worst transportation infrastructure in America. ASCE gave the state a D-minues grade, the worst of any other state, citing 44 percent of the roads in Pennsylvania are in poor condition. Without [ā¦]
August 27, 2014
Roadbuilding
12-cent gas tax hike could pay for transportation projects
With the current highway bill, MAP-21, nearing expiration and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the main transportation funding source, projected to shortfall in just over two months, the search is on for a new way to fund transportation infrastructure projects. Two senators have contributed to the search by suggesting an increase of the federal gas [ā¦]
June 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Policy forum in Denver focuses on infrastructure investment
[Correction: This article previously listed Ed Rendell as the former governor of Colorado. It has been edited to reflect Rendellās correct title, former Pennsylvania governor.] Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell met with leaders from local governments and in engineering and business at a policy forum in Denver, Colorado, to discuss local and national challenges associated [ā¦]
October 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
Industry professionals need to advocate infrastructure improvements, says APWA Congress speaker Larry Frevert
Earlier this year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave America a D+ on its Report Card on American Infrastructure. The report outlined that funding is currently $1.6 trillion below what is needed to repair and maintain the nationās failing infrastructure system by 2020, and it is $201 million short annually to make those [ā¦]
August 26, 2013
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