ASCE Report Card calls for infrastructure investment.

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AASHTO commends American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for its comprehensive assessment of nation's current infrastructure conditions and needs. The 2013 Report Card finds that inadequate investment has resulted in deteriorating U.S. infrastructure. According to AASHTO Executive Director Bud Wright, Report Card accentuates need for long-term, sustainable funding source for surface transportation moving forward.



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2013 ASCE Report Card Links Underinvestment to Deteriorating Infrastructure



WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), commends the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for its comprehensive assessment of the nation's current infrastructure conditions and needs. The 2013 Report Card finds that inadequate investment has resulted in deteriorating U.S. infrastructure.



"This Report Card accentuates the need for a long-term, sustainable funding source for surface transportation moving forward," said AASHTO Executive Director Bud Wright. "By connecting greater investment in transportation projects to measurable improvements in efficiency and connectivity, the report demonstrates why adequate infrastructure investment is key to our future economic prosperity."



Learn more about the ASCE Report Card at www.infrastructurereportcard.org.



The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is the “Voice of Transportation” representing State Departments of Transportation in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association serving as a catalyst for excellence in transportation. Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/aashtospeaks.


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