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Watch Live- Big Victory for America's Infrastructure With WRRDA Signing

June 10, 2014 | By: Infrastructure Report Card

Today, at 10:45am, the White House and members of Congress will hold a signing ceremony for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV...

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This Week in Infrastructure: Searching for Sustainable Solutions

June 6, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado reflected this week on the significance of the grand opening of the Denver Union Station. His thoughts included discourse on the “foresight and generosity” of past generations to build highways and waterways that serve us today. He then implores his...

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Tags: congress, highway trust fund

10 Myths About the Highway Trust Fund

June 3, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

1. The Highway Trust Fund is Running Out of Money Because We Waste Money Thanks to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), first passed in 1991, transportation projects are planned, developed and executed efficiently while utilizing innovation. Grades in the Report Card prove that...

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Tags: congress, gas tax, highway trust fund

This Week in Infrastructure: Investment Ensures Infrastructure Effectiveness

May 30, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

The goal of infrastructure is to keep people safe as they live their lives. This is realized in the millions of people who successfully drive or take public transit to work each day; in the clean water that comes out of the tap; and the...

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Tags: Dam Safety, highway trust fund, wrrda

This Week In Infrastructure: A lot to Celebrate

May 23, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

This Memorial Day weekend, there is a lot to celebrate and remember. As always, this important holiday allows us to pause and remember those who dedicated and sacrificed their lives for our country. So to our members who served in the military, and to all...

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Tags: congress, highway trust fund, infrastructure, wrrda

ASCE commends passage of Water Resources Reform and Development Act

May 22, 2014 | By: Becky Moylan

Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), regarding the final passage today of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives:...

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Tags: congress, dams, infrastructure, levees, ports, water, water infrastructure, wrrda