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Florida’s Infrastructure Needs to Keep up with Growth

July 14, 2016 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

Impact of Florida’s Infrastructure Infrastructure is the backbone of Florida’s economy and a necessary part of every Floridian’s day. The Florida Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2016 Report Card for Florida’s Infrastructure on Thursday, July 14. The report includes an...

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Tags: aviation, bridges, coastal areas, energy, Florida, infrastructure, ports, roads, schools, stormwater, transit, wastewater

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Inaugural Round of FASTLANE Grant Recipients Released

July 13, 2016 | By: Laura Hale

The U.S. Department of Transportation provided to Congress last week the list of 18 recipients of the first annual round of FASTLANE grants. The FASTLANE program was authorized by the FAST Act to fund critical freight and highway projects of national or regional significance. The grants...

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Tags: #fixthetrustfund, FAST Act, FASTLANE, infrastructure, surface transportation, transportation

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Infrastructure in the News: New Jersey screeches to a halt, Georgia and Louisiana surge ahead

July 8, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

With July’s heat, construction projects should be in full swing and you’re probably considering a vacation. Wouldn’t it be nice to have an extra $3,400 in your bank account to plan a trip with? Well, as ASCE’s new Failure to Act economic study video shows,...

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Tags: FAST Act, FASTLANE Grants, New Jersey

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Raising the Grade: How the 2016 Water Resources Development Act Can Improve America’s Ports and Inland Waterways

July 7, 2016 | By: Whitford Remer

In this second post of a three-part blog series, we’re looking at projects, policy changes and programs included in S. 2848, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016. Read about how WRDA can improve Dams and Levees. Now up, Ports and Inland Waterways Ports and...

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Tags: inland waterways, ports, Water Resources, water resources development act

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Our New Video: The high price we pay for inadequate infrastructure

July 6, 2016 | By: Becky Moylan

As we shared in May, underinvesting in infrastructure comes at a high cost. It costs each family $9 a day. That adds up to $3,400 a year, according to our Failure to Act economic study. Watch the video below to find out more about how...

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Tags: economics, infrastructure, infrastructure investment

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New Jersey Legislature Misses Opportunity to Fix Transportation Trust Fund

July 6, 2016 | By: Maria Matthews

Last week, we told you about the looming insolvency of New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) as the Senate attempted to act before the July 1st deadline.  After what looked like a chance to get a bill passed before the deadline did not happen, we...

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Tags: gas tax, infrastructure investment, state