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New Report Finds 63,000 Structurally Deficient Bridges Across U.S.

A new report released by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association states there are 63,000 structurally deficient bridges in the United States.  If one were to line up each stru...

Brazil Unveils $10.76 Billion Infrastructure Budget for Rio 2016

Brazilian officials unveiled their $10.76 billion legacy budget today for the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. The money will be spent on projects relating to infrastructure, mobility, urb...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Unveils $8.6 Billion Infrastructure Improvement Plan

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn unveiled his six-year, $8.6 billion infrastructure plan to improve roads and bridges throughout the state on Wednesday.  The six-year program allocates $5.82 billion f...

African Infrastructure Shortages Responsible for Lack of Growth

Apr, 01, 2014
News On Projects / Industry
Africa
Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info

As Africa continues to develop, one of the main challenges it still faces, is its shortage of completed infrastructure projects. In many cases public funding alone cannot provide the resources needed...

Highway Trust Fund Budget Issues Could Delay Summer Projects

United States transit officials warned lawmakers last week that the lack of funding for the Highway Trust Fund and threat of insolvency by 2015 could delay many summer infrastructure projects. The tra...