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2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Report

2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure

ASCE, 2013

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Innovative

Recommendation

The latest staggering report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Report Card Advisory Council grades 16 categories of US infrastructure – ranging from aviation to bridges, water treatment to ports – with grades from “B-” to “D-.” The Council finds the infrastructure unimproved during the last 25 years – rating it an overall “C.” ASCE’s projections in some cases stretch 30 years forward. Across all categories, the report finds massive shortfalls for correcting current failings and anticipating future challenges. The Council calls for increased public and private funding and visionary leadership. getAbstract recommends this paper as a serious read for government officials at all levels, infrastructure industry employees and investors, urban and rural planners, engineers, futurists, environmentalists and citizens concerned about the future quality of life in the United States.

Take-Aways

  • US infrastructure has scarcely improved in the last 25 years.
  • Anticipated infrastructure improvements would cost more than $300 billion yearly.
  • Deferred or delayed maintenance costs afflict all infrastructure categories.

About the Author

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card Advisory Council has 32 members.


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