"Infrastructure Pathways," to debut at Oct. 31-Nov. 12 UN global climate change conference, is an online reference for construction industry professionals and others to boost best practices.
No reason stated for energy contractor former chief's action; infrastructure leader Maria Lehman, elected ASCE 2022-23 president, intends to "right some of the wrongs in the profession right now," she said.
Next on Congress' agenda is planning for an infrastructure bill, and we have ideas to help members start. While consensus will be difficult, much of the outline already exists.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, cited ASCE’s study, “Failure to Act: Economic Impacts of Status Quo Investment Across Infrastructure Systems,” as ideal starting point for the infrastructure financing discussion.
In 2019 total capital spending on water infrastructure projects at local, state and federal levels was approximately $48 billion, compared to investment needs of $129 billion—an $81 billion difference. That gap is only expected to widen, the report’s authors say.