Infrastructure in the News: 4th of July weekend puts highways to the test

July 1, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

This week we celebrate two major birthdays—and they are more connected than you may realize. Aside from being Independence Day weekend, this week also marks the 60th birthday of the Interstate Highway System. While giving homage to our nation’s freedom, what better time to also...

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Momentum for Water Resources Bill Builds; 30 Republican Senators Urge Floor Time

June 30, 2016 | By: Whitford Remer

While gun control and a Puerto Rico debt restructuring package were the central focus of the Senate in the last 10 legislative days, momentum for bringing a major, bipartisan water resources bill to the Senate floor before summer recess is growing in the halls of...

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Tags: dams, inland waterways, levees, ports, water resources development act, WRDA

New Jersey Must Fix the Transportation Trust Fund

June 30, 2016 | By: Maria Matthews

Legislators in both chambers worked in a bipartisan manner to address the looming insolvency of New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) just before the July 1st deadline. The TTF is the account from which the state pays for maintenance, repairs and construction for transportation infrastructure....

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Tags: gas tax, infrastructure investment, state

Happy 60th Birthday, Interstate Highway System!

June 29, 2016 | By: Laura Hale

Sixty years ago today President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 and in doing so created the Interstate Highway System. President Eisenhower explained the necessity of an interstate system in a 1955 statement to Congress: “Together, the uniting forces of our...

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Tags: highway trust fund, interstate highway system, surface transportation, transportation

Congratulations USDOT Smart Cities Challenge Winner, Columbus!

June 28, 2016 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) revealed Columbus, Ohio, was the winner of their Smart Cities Challenge, showcasing an innovative transportation strategy made possible through investment in smart city technology. Like ASCE’s #GameChangers project which shows inspiring examples of innovative trends happening with our nation’s...

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Tags: 2013 Report Card, Columbus, gamechangers, innovation, Ohio, roads, Smart Cities, technology, transit, transportation, USDOT

Infrastructure in the News: Summer Infrastructure Priorities

June 24, 2016 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

With the start of summer, Congress is eyeing a long recess and construction season is in full swing, drawing increased attention to our surface transportation and water infrastructure needs. It is no secret to the American public that our infrastructure greatly needs TLC. That is...

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Tags: New Jersey, WRDA