West Virginia is full of natural beauty due to its rivers, lakes, and mountains. Residents and visitors enjoy fishing, boating, and hiking, but depend upon the state’s critical infrastructure to access and preserve these resources while also as providing for other everyday needs
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card—assigning letter grades based on the physical condition and needed investments for improvement.
Making the Grade
Traffic is light, interest rates are low, and people need jobs – this is an ideal time to fast-track construction, but America is stuck until Congress acts. ASCE, with assistance from industry partners, compiled a snapshot of infrastructure projects that could move forward quickly with federal funding and appropriations.
How does the nation’s failure to act to improve the condition of U.S. infrastructure systems affect the nation’s economic performance? Read about the two latest reports int he failure to act economic series: water/wastewater and electricity.
Drinking Water, Energy
Small Colorado Town Uses Innovative Water Filtration Design to Save Money
Branson, Colorado
Roads
Hawaii DOT Uses Heat-Resistant Panels to Protect Highways From Lava
Pahoa, Hawaii
Drinking Water, Energy
Assisting Illinois Rural Communities with Water and Broadband Two-For-One
Dieterich, Illinois
We can no longer afford to defer investment in our nation’s critical infrastructure systems.
Smart investment will only be possible with leadership, planning, and a clear vision for our nation’s infrastructure.
We have to utilize new approaches, materials, and technologies to ensure our infrastructure is more resilient.
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America Scores a D+
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The 2017 Infrastructure Report Card gives our nation a D+ across 16 infrastructure categories #InfrastructureMatters
Fix the Trust Fund
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#FixTheTrustFund to put us on a road to better transportation! #InfrastructureMatters
When we fail to invest in our infrastructure, we pay the price. Poor roads and airports mean travel times increase. An aging electric grid and inadequate water distribution make utilities unreliable. Problems such as these translate into higher costs for businesses to manufacture and distribute goods and provide services. These higher costs, in turn, get passed along to workers and families.