Government Shutdown Highlights U.S. Inability to Solve Big Problems as Gas...
Reston, Va. — The following is a statement from Gregory E. DiLoreto, P.E., P.L.S, D.WRE, president of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), regarding the current government shutdown and the...
View ArticleThe Countdown Begins – Our Federal Funding for Transportation May Run Dry...
Transportation is a key issue in 2014 as the Highway Trust Fund will be insolvent by 2015 and MAP-21 is set to expire in September. In some states, transportation projects are already being put...
View ArticleMeet IP3, the New P3 Where Citizens Are the Owners
If you follow the infrastructure financing debate about how America is going to fund our future infrastructure needs, you have probably heard the term P3 or public-private partnership discussed as an...
View ArticleASCE Statement on the House Plan to Maintain the Highway Trust Fund for Only...
Washington, D.C. —The following is a statement from Patrick Natale, P.E., Executive Director of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) on the passage of H.R. 5021 in the U.S. House of...
View Article5 Graphics Every Pennsylvania Driver Should See
In 2013, Pennsylvania stepped up to start addressing these problems with a transportation funding package, but even with it, there’s still more work to be done than the funding that’s available....
View ArticleASCE Statement on the Build America Investment Initiative
Washington, D.C. — The following is a statement from Randall (Randy) S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE, president, ASCE on the Build America Investment Initiative: “Today’s action by President Obama to launch the...
View ArticleHumboldt County California’s Transportation Report Card Released
This afternoon the 2014 Report Card for Humboldt County’s Infrastructure, an independent review of the area’s transportation needs, was released by the North Coast Branch of the American Society of...
View Article21-Year-Old Gas Tax Rate Still Holding Up America’s Roads & Bridges
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 21st anniversary of the last federal gas tax...
View ArticleVermont Infrastructure Shows Improvement in New Report Card
The latest Report Card for Vermont’s Infrastructure showed a slight improvement in their overall GPA to a “C.” The 2014 Report Card for Vermont’s Infrastructure is an update from 2011, when the state...
View ArticleInfrastructure in Arkansas Earns D+
This Thursday, the Arkansas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released their inaugural Infrastructure Report Card for the state grading the states’ infrastructure. Arkansas’...
View ArticleASCE Past President Andy Herrmann To Talk Infrastructure with 60 Minutes
This Sunday, Nov. 23, ASCE Past President Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E. SECB, F.ASCE, will discuss the state of our nation’s bridges during primetime TV on CBS’ 60 Minutes via a helicopter tour of...
View ArticleASCE Past President Flies Over Pittsburgh on 60 Minutes
ASCE Past President Andy Herrmann flew over the “city of bridges” with 60 Minutes’ Steve Kroft to highlight America’s aging bridges in a segment that aired Sunday, Nov. 23. Falling apart: America’s...
View ArticleInterview with Avery L. Bang, CEO, Bridges To Prosperity
In 2011, Avery L. Bang was chosen as one of the New Faces of Civil Engineering honorees. In her interview, she shares the path that brought her from her dream to study engineering, to being...Read...
View ArticleMeet IP3, the New P3 Where Citizens Are the Owners
If you follow the infrastructure financing debate about how America is going to fund our future infrastructure needs, you have probably heard the term P3 or public-private partnership discussed as an...
View ArticleT.Y. Lin Pioneered Use of Prestressed Concrete
Last month marked the anniversary of the birth of Chinese-American structural engineer T. Y. Lin, an influential visionary who was a pioneer in the use of prestressed concrete. Lin’s revolutionary work...
View ArticleInterview with Avery L. Bang, CEO, Bridges To Prosperity
Named the CEO of Bridges to Prosperity while still in her 20s, Avery Bang is an inspirational civil engineering leader. In this interview, Avery shares the “eureka” moment she had while serving in a...
View ArticleSenator’s 2020 Vision For America’s Infrastructure
Aging infrastructure, graded at a D+ national GPA, is no secret. In fact, it is the news each and every day. From a water main break that hindered a morning commute in DC, to the...Read More >>
View ArticleSinging, Dancing and Designing Bridges
When you pose a challenge to civil engineering students, you’ll find they think innovatively to create the best solution possible. That’s no surprise to many faculty advisors who have worked with ASCE...
View ArticlePicture This: ASCE Bridges Photo Contest Now Open
Can anyone dare deny the importance of a well-photographed bridge? Photography can be the perfect medium to allow a person to communicate with the world and share his or her vision of what they think...
View ArticleChime in on Wednesday to Fix the Trust Fund
As Congress continues the debate on the best way to #FixTheTrustFund and modernize America’s roads, bridges, and transit, USDOT Sec. Foxx and Transportation & Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster...
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