2012 Report Card for Idaho's InfrastructureIdaho’s infrastructure has an ever increasing need for improvement. This is the main conclusion of the 2012 Report Card for Idaho’s Infrastructure, developed by the Southern Idaho Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Though many of the infrastructure categories showed areas of satisfactory performance, the vast majority indicated that Idaho’s infrastructure lacks funding, is not properly maintained, and is poorly equipped to deal with its increasing demands as Idaho continues to grow.
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Aviation
Bridges
Dams
Drinking Water
Education
Energy
Rail
Roads State Highways
Transit
WastewaterA: Exceptional, B: Good, C: Mediocre, D: Poor, F: Failing, ?: Incomplete
Each category was evaluated on the basis of capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, public safety, resilience, and innovation
Aviation
37 public-use airports
Bridges
406 of the 4,232 bridges are structurally deficient
Bridges
$18.20 million in bridge funds came from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in 2011
Dams
94% of the state regulated dams have an Emergency Action Plan
Dams
90 high hazard dams
Drinking Water
$890 million in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
Energy
10.168 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 7th
Hazardous Waste
6 sites on the National Priorities List
Inland Waterways
110 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 33rd nationally
Levees
124 miles of levees
Ports
900 thousand short tons of cargo in 2012, ranking it 40th nationally
Public Parks
$5.5 million of unmet needs for its parks system
Rail
12 freight railroads covering 1,627 miles across the state, ranking 37th nationally by mileage
Roads
$404.0 million a year in costs to motorists from driving on roads in need of repair, which is $370 /yr per motorist
Roads
4,860 of the state’s 48,492 public roads are major roads, and 11% are in poor condition
Schools
$1.1 billion in estimated school infrastructure funding needs
Transit
2.1 million annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems including bus, transit, and commuter trains
Wastewater
$1.4 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years
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