ASCE’s Report Card for America’s Infrastructure and state assessments have had a lasting impact on the way politicians and policymakers address the nation’s critical infrastructure needs.
Congress and the White House extended funding for the surface transportation program at a flat rate for one year. The move offers certainty — but there are concerns.
Infrastructure is the foundation of society. It keeps communities connected and enables them to thrive. Our roads, water systems and energy grid are critical structures that protect the public’s health and safety, especially during this coronavirus pandemic.
ASCE advocates for proposing practical solutions to maintain and modernize America’s deteriorating infrastructure. Although, the global health crisis has intensified this already challenging task.
Now, ASCE is urging Congress...
The scenes this spring along highways cutting through Seattle were something out of a “Twilight Zone” episode.
Morning commute, midday, 5 p.m. rush hour – it didn’t matter. There were barely any cars on the roads.
“Eerie,” is how one King County Department of Transportation engineer described it at the time.
The COVID-19 pandemic kept people at home and cars off the road not just in Seattle...
LOOKING TO BOOST the sagging fortunes of three U.S. infrastructure sectors hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress and the Trump administration provided billions in new federal funding for transit, passenger rail, and airports as part of legislation finalized in late March to offer economic relief in the wake of the pandemic. Signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, the $2-trillion...
