American Society of Civil Engineers

AGC of California - Tue May 04, 2021

Executives Discuss Digital Construction Trends for 2021

Over the last decade or so, the construction industry has been transformed by the growing adoption of new technologies and increased digitization. The onset of a global pandemic in 2020 only accelerated the pace of this change, fueled by remote work, greater demand for remote collaboration tools, continued migration to cloud-based programs and more....

Rebuild SoCal - Wed April 21, 2021

ASCE 'Report Card' States California Roads Need Upgrades

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. The report, published once every four years, gave the United States a C- overall grade — up from a D+ in 2017 — marking the first time in two decades that the country has received a grade in the C range....

Associated Press - Thu March 11, 2021

America's Roads Earn C- Grade On Civil Engineers' 'Report Card'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) America's infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government, the American Society of Civil Engineers reports....

EINPresswire.com - Tue July 07, 2020

New Jersey's $24B Infrastructure Plan to Benefit Citizens and Economy

Gov. Phil Murphy's approval in late June of toll hikes for three major New Jersey highways are good for road infrastructure and a boost to the state's economy, according to top construction experts. Murphy announced tolls would rise by 36 percent on the New Jersey Turnpike and 37 percent on the Garden State Parkway, according to news reports....

Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Mon July 22, 2019

Report: Poor Infrastructure Grades, Again

Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) produces a comprehensive report grading various zones of infrastructure on both the national and statewide levels. Although infrastructure often goes overlooked or is even taken for granted altogether, it remains our country's lifeblood and serves as the foundation upon which our daily lives are ultimately carried out....

New Hampshire Department of Transportation - Thu June 06, 2019

NHDOT Wins Award for East Kingston Bridge Project

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announced the East Kingston, N.H. 107A Bridge rehabilitation project has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award....

Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon May 13, 2019

Pennsylvania Roads, Bridges Losing Billions in Funding

With each passing day, deteriorating roads and bridges become a bigger issue across the state of Pennsylvania. A 2018 report card on the state's infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers gave Pennsylvania a D+ for its highways, roads and bridges after inspecting their condition....

American Society of Civil Engineers - Thu February 07, 2019

'Infrastructure Report Card' Shows Slight Improvement to 'C+'

The Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the 2019 Report Card for Georgia's Infrastructure Jan. 23. Fourteen infrastructure categories were given an overall grade of "C+." In 2014, the state received a cumulative GPA of a "C." Bridges ("C+"), roads ("C+"), and transit ("D+"), saw grade increases when compared to the 2014 Report Card....

Associated Press - Wed October 17, 2018

Engineers Give Minnesota Roads Near Failing Grade

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota's infrastructure, including its state's roads, public transit, airports, wastewater systems and drinking water, has earned a grade of “C” from an American Society of Civil Engineers report released Oct....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 28, 2018

Repairing America's Highway Bridges

America's highway bridges need repair. Everyone agrees more money needs to be spent on them. So many bridges are “structurally deficient” that every local TV news team gets to pose a nervous-looking reporter on a local bridge and infer that the structure is apt to collapse the next time they drive across it — if it doesn't implode on camera under the weight of the reporter....