NOT MAKING THE GRADE: ASCE report card gives Wisconsin roads a ‘D+’

September 15, 2020 3:26 pm Leave a comment

A section of curb on Milwaukee’s Michigan Avenue lies broken in February 2016. The American Society of Civil Engineers, or ASCE, released a report on Tuesday giving infrastructure in Wisconsin a “C” grade. Of all types of infrastructure, roads and transit got the worst rankings, both receiving a “D+” grade. The report also looked at aviation, bridge, dam, drinking-water, energy, hazardous-waste, inland-waterway, port, solid-waste, storm-water and waste-water infrastructure. None received a grade above a “B.” (File photo by Kevin Harnack)

An engineering group has assigned Wisconsin's roads a meager letter grade in a report card assessing the state's infrastructure.

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Business digest for June 8, 2018

June 8, 2018 3:56 pm Leave a comment

Ernst & Young recently announced that Scott Teerlinck, CEO of Werner Electric Supply, is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Award in the Midwest.

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Study: Wisconsin will face water infrastructure problem

April 23, 2017 7:56 pm Leave a comment

A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers says Wisconsin will have $7 billion in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs in the next 20 years.

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US infrastructure receives D+ on report card

March 9, 2017 2:27 pm Leave a comment

A national group of civil engineers is taking the United States' infrastructure network to school.

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Presidential candidates call for spending big on infrastructure

September 20, 2016 10:35 am Leave a comment

Vehicles pass a highway construction site on Interstate 80 in Sacramento, Calif., recently. The nation’s infrastructure is in need of repair and improvement. On that, politicians generally agree. Harder to answer: How to pay for it and which projects should take priority? (AP File Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The U.S. interstate highway system, celebrating its 60th birthday this year, is showing its age.

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After years of low water rates, customers can expect to pay more

September 26, 2015 10:45 am Leave a comment

a water meter that was buried in dirt, part of an aging drinking water infrastructure in New Orleans. Water rates have been shooting up nationwide in drought-stricken states and in cities trying to upgrade their aging infrastructure. Experts say the trend is sure to accelerate as the cost of water, treatment and delivery comes into line with how essential it is to our daily lives. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

With all the questions surrounding the nation's water supplies and systems, one thing seems certain: Customers will be paying more to keep their taps flowing.

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Drinking water systems imperiled by failing infrastructure

September 25, 2015 9:02 am Leave a comment

Des Moines Water Works employees walk past water bubbling through a hole in a street following a water main break in Des Moines, Iowa. After decades of keeping water rates low and deferring maintenance, scores of drinking water systems built around the time of World War II and earlier are in need of replacement. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Deep inside a 70-year-old water-treatment plant, drinking water for Iowa's capital city is cleansed of harmful nitrates that come from the state's famously rich farmland.

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Infrastructure lags behind economy

November 7, 2014 10:47 am Leave a comment

A crew prepares to paint a portion of the arch on the Hoan Bridge Tuesday, Oct 7 in Milwaukee.

The nation’s infrastructure is buckling under the weight of burgeoning businesses.

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View from around the state: Investment in river transportation at critical stage

July 31, 2013 3:11 pm Leave a comment

One of the greatest transportation systems in the world is in our backyard, and it's in danger of falling apart.

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Local lawmakers weigh in on Obama’s jobs plan

September 9, 2011 2:48 pm Leave a comment

If you were not at Lambeau Field on Thursday night and were not interested in the NFL pregame extravaganza shown on TV (or just reside under a rock), you likely caught at least a portion of President Barack Obama’s speech ...

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