American Infrastructure Needs Urgent Investment, Private Financing Offers Solution: American Society of Civil Engineers

Civil Engineers say Michigan storm water system is drowning in aged infrastructure - WDET 101.9 FM

One of the few issues that often bridges the political divide is concern over the condition of the nation’s roads, rails and other infrastructure.Those worries extend to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which grades U.S. infrastructure every four years.The group’s most recent report card gives the nation a mediocre “C.” It rates Michigan’s infrastructure as being slightly worse than that.But ASCE’s chair of the infrastructure repo…

ASCE releases infrastructure report card, scores for Indiana, United States

INDIANAPOLIS — New data about the state of the nation's infrastructure shows some positive progress after several years. Every year, the American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report card for America's infrastructure. While some might punish their kids for these kinds of results, leaders with ASCE said this is real progress. It gave the U.S. a 'C' grade for its infrastructure. This is an improvement from the 'C-' grade it gave in 2021. I…

Here are 3 major steps the U.S. should take to improve its infrastructure

Natural disasters and extreme weather events are hammering America’s aging infrastructure. A new report lays out what the U.S. needs to do now to fix it, and it’s building more, better, and smarter infrastructure, from bridges, broadband, and dams to roads, levees, and parks. The United States has made slight improvements to its infrastructure, according to the report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a professional organizati…

U.S. infrastructure sees small gains from Biden-era funding but major gaps remain

The U.S. earned a “C” for its infrastructure in a new national report, with recent federal investments helping slightly but falling far short of what’s needed to fix aging systems and prepare for climate risks.Tammy Webber and Michael Phillis report for The Associated Press.In short:The American Society of Civil Engineers upgraded the U.S. infrastructure grade from a C-minus to a C, crediting federal investments from the 2021 Infrastructure Inve…

New Nation’s Report Card disappoints—but shouldn’t surprise

The latest Nation’s Report Card dashed hopes that U.S. students might have finally closed pandemic learning gaps. The results show reading scores are down nationally in both fourth and eighth grade, compounding declines on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress or NAEP. Math scores ticked upwards from 2022 in fourth grade, but not enough for students to reach achievement levels seen in 2019. And scores were flat in eighth grade aft…

Where Nebraska lands in 2025 Infrastructure Report Card

The ASCE gave the country a “C” letter grade, which is considered the highest grade the country has ever been awarded. The report also notes “Nebraska faces infrastructure challenges of its own.”