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This Week in Infrastructure: A Call to Action
This week, ailing infrastructure received a lot of attention. But the data and projections of the Highway Trust Fund served as a call to action. In a special report published by The Hill, ASCE Executive Director Pat Natale explained the necessity of a long-term highway bill....
This Week in Infrastructure: What is the State of Our Union, Really?
The Super Bowl (or the first mass-transit bowl as we like to call it) wasn’t the only required TV viewing this week . The State of the Union drew more than 33 million viewers listening to President Obama’s agenda for the country. Here at ASCE,...
Bipartisan Governors Coalition Presses Congress to Act on Transportation Funding
This week, 17 Governors signed a letter urging congressional members to act to find a long-term revenue solution for the Highway Trust Fund and avoid a potential nationwide transportation funding crisis. The Highway Trust Fund, the funding mechanism that drives our nation’s investment in transportation...
Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union from the American Society of Civil Engineers
Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from Randall S. Over, P.E., president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), regarding President Obama’s 5th State of the Union address this evening: “Tonight, President Obama reminded us all that ‘America does not stand still.’...
Georgia’s infrastructure has failed to improve over the last five years. In a new report, titled the 2014 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure, the Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded the state’s infrastructure a “C,” a grade unchanged from their...
Georgia's Infrastructure Is On Our Mind
The 2014 Report Card for Georgia’s Infrastructure will be released next Monday, January 13th, in the South Wing of the State Capitol on the very first day day of Georgia’s legislative session. Highlighting the infrastructure needs across the state, the Report Card will provide a...