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1. Georgia Highways Get a Boost from TFA; More Investment Needed: (Latest News); ... e structurally deficient. Additional funding provided by the TFA has allowed GDOT to increase by three-and-a-half times the annual number of bridges it is able to repair, reconstruct or replace. An avera ...; Created on 01 June 2018
2. AED Demands Immediate, Bipartisan Action on Infrastructure: (Distributors); ... She also described the adverse impact that deficient infrastructure has directly on construction equipment dealers. As major users of the transportation network, AED members are plagued by congestion and insuffi ...; Created on 31 May 2018
3. Bad Roads and Bridges Cost Illinois Drivers Billions of Dollars: (Latest News); ... of major locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor or mediocre condition and nine percent of locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient. The report also finds that Illinois’ ...; Created on 04 April 2018
4. California's SB 1 to Be $183 Billion Boost to State's Economy: (Latest News); ... of an additional 556 bridges, resulting in 387 fewer structurally deficient or functionally obsolete bridges. The additional direct and indirect economic impacts over the 10-year period are also significant: ...; Created on 28 February 2018
5. Trump Calls on Congress to Pass $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill: (Latest News); ... or words to become action," said Brian P. McGuire, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). "Every day there are numerous examples of structurally deficient bridges, dams and levees ...; Created on 31 January 2018
6. Regional Reports: (Features); ... of major, locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor condition and 8 percent of Kentucky’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient. MSHA The Mine Safety and Health ...; Created on 19 December 2017
7. TRIP: Many Bridges in Maine Are Structurally Deficient: (Latest News); Fourteen percent of bridges statewide and nine percent of bridges in southern Maine are structurally deficient according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation ...; Created on 30 November 2017
8. AED's McGuire Blasts Washington Infrastructure Failure: (Distributors); ... going to take bipartisan leadership and focus to do what’s necessary. “Time is not on our side when it comes to our infrastructure," he concluded." Structurally deficient bridges, dams and levees ...; Created on 16 August 2017
9. America's Rural Roads in Need of Repair: (Latest News); ... to address deficient roads and bridges, high crash rates, and inadequate connectivity and capacity. The report finds that the nation’s rural roads and bridges have significant deficiencies. Fifteen ...; Created on 27 June 2017
10. Sens. Warner, Blunt Introduce Bipartisan BRIDGE Act: (Latest News); ... than 600,000 bridges in the U.S., 24.9 percent were either functionally obsolete or structurally deficient. Nationally, our bridges are, on average, 42 years old, and need an estimated $76 billion to repair ...; Created on 18 May 2017
11. Connecticut Needs Major Improvements to Roads, Bridges: (Latest News); ... of major, locally and state-maintained roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 8 percent of Connecticut’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient. The state’s major urban roads ...; Created on 16 May 2017
12. North Carolina Roads, Bridges Face Serious Investment Shortfall: (Latest News); ... bridges are structurally deficient, meaning there is significant deterioration to the major components of the bridge. "North Carolina has consistently topped the charts as one of the most competitiv ...; Created on 11 May 2017
13. Oklahoma Roads, Bridges Need Added Investment: (Latest News); ... mediocre condition and, despite significant improvement in the condition of state-maintained bridges, 15 percent of Oklahoma’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient – the eighth ...; Created on 10 May 2017
14. Kansas Transportation Repairs Hampered as Governor Raids Funds: (Latest News); ... urban roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 9 percent of Kansas’ locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient. The state’s major urban roads are becoming increasingly congested, ...; Created on 27 April 2017
15. Tennessee Road Conditions Cost Motorists Billions: (Latest News); ... locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 5 percent of Tennessee’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient. The state’s major urban roads are ...; Created on 25 April 2017
16. Louisiana Roads Feature $6.5 Billion of Deterioration, Congestion: (Latest News); ... of major locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor or mediocre condition, 13 percent of locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient, and the state has the seventh highest ...; Created on 03 April 2017
17. South Carolina's Deficient Roads Cost Motorists Money, Time: (Latest News); ... South Carolina, two-thirds of major, locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor or mediocre condition, 10 percent of locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient and the state ...; Created on 22 March 2017
18. TRIP Sounds Alarms on Kentucky's Roads and Bridges: (Latest News); ... urban roads are in poor condition and 8 percent of Kentucky’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient. The state’s major urban roads are becoming increasingly congested, with drivers ...; Created on 01 March 2017
19. TRIP Report Sounds Alarm on Condition of Alabama Roads: (Latest News); ... as structurally deficient. A bridge is structurally deficient if there is significant deterioration of the bridge deck, supports or other major components. Bridges that are structurally deficient ma ...; Created on 16 February 2017
20. The Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge: (Young Leaders); By Jason Andringa According to the World Economic Forum, infrastructure in the United States is ranked 11thglobally. Roads are crumbling, bridges are deficient and water pipelines are leaking. Infrastructure ...; Created on 17 October 2016
21. Annual Report Reveals Best, Worst States for Highways: (Latest News); ... of deficient bridges across the country are decreasing. However, six states – Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island – report that more than one-third of their bridges ...; Created on 22 September 2016
22. A Reason for the Rise in Highway Fatalities: (Editorial); ... The rise in highway fatalities mirrors the resent rise in the number of deficient roads and bridges. When Congress passed the five-year, $305 billion “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act” ...; Created on 12 September 2016
23. Poor California Roads Costing Motorists Billions: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost California motorists a total of $53.6 billion statewide annually – more than $2,800 per driver in some urban areas ...; Created on 31 August 2016
24. Interstate Highway System Turns 60: (Last Call); ... deficient bridges, and the largest number of lives saved annually, are: California, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Connecticut, Florida and Minnesota. The current ...; Created on 22 July 2016
25. Interstate Highway System Turns 60: (Latest News); ... of congestion, the largest share of large truck travel, the highest increase in travel from 2000-2014, the highest share of pavements in poor and mediocre condition, the highest rate of structurally deficient ...; Created on 27 June 2016
26. Rock Products 120th Anniversary - Part 11: (Anniversary); ... of Electrical and Electronics Engineers conference, 41 percent of U.S. bridges were deficient; more than 1 million miles of highway needed resurfacing by 2000; bringing highways up to speed would cost ...; Created on 31 May 2016
27. Stay Out, Stay Alive: (Blog); ... of feet deep and may be completely unprotected or hidden by vegetation. Mine tunnels can contain old equipment, be oxygen deficient or harbor toxic atmospheres. As summer approaches, the Ohio Aggregate ...; Created on 31 May 2016
28. FIRST LOOK - MAY 2016: (First Look); ... company of St. Louis-based Breckenridge Material Co., has completed the acquisition of Lincoln County Sand & Gravel. Oklahoma Road Conditions Cost Motorists Big Money Roads and bridges that are deficient, ...; Created on 24 May 2016
29. TRIP Laments Deplorable Condition of Wisconsin Roads: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Wisconsin motorists a total of $6 billion statewide annually – as much as $2,072 per driver in the state’s larger ...; Created on 06 May 2016
30. Oklahoma Road Conditions Cost Motorists Big Money: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Oklahoma motorists a total of $4.9 billion statewide annually – $2,242 per driver in the Oklahoma City urban area ...; Created on 06 April 2016
31. TRIP Report Exposes Poor Condition of New York Roads: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost New York State motorists a staggering total of $24.9 billion statewide annually – as much as $2,798 per driver in ...; Created on 21 January 2016
32. TRIP Report Chronicles Infrastructure Issues in Tennessee: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Tennessee motorists a total of $5.6 billion statewide annually – as much as $1,821 per driver in some areas – due ...; Created on 19 January 2016
33. More Than One-Third of Maine’s Bridges Structurally Deficient: (Latest News); More than one-third of Maine’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, with bridge conditions projected to worsen in the future if additional funding is not made available, according ...; Created on 28 October 2015
34. TRIP Report Details Ohio's Transportation Challenges: (Latest News); ... are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. The state’s major urban roads are becoming increasingly congested and the fatality rate on Ohio’s rural roads is disproportionately high. Twenty-four ...; Created on 01 July 2015
35. America's Rural Roads In Critical Need of Repair: (Latest News); ... of the nation’s rural roads and bridges and finds that the nation’s rural transportation system is in need of improvements to address deficient roads and bridges, high crash rates, and inadequate connectivity ...; Created on 26 May 2015
36. Roads in State of Washington Need Long-Term Investment: (Latest News); ... and tire wear. Washington’s bridges are also increasingly deteriorated. Five percent of Washington’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient, meaning they have significant deterioration ...; Created on 21 April 2015
37. Michigan Road, Bridge Conditions Face Huge Decline: (Latest News); ... decade under current transportation funding levels. And while the state has made progress in reducing the share of deficient bridges in recent years, the share of deficient bridges is expected to increase ...; Created on 20 April 2015
38. TRIP Report Warns that Texas Needs Road Improvements: (Latest News); Transportation improvements are needed to address deficient, crowded or congested roads, highways and bridges in Texas that threaten to stifle the state’s economic growth and development. This is according ...; Created on 16 April 2015
39. Tragedy Averted in Maryland: (Last Call); ... 3 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient, which means they are safe for travel but are in need of rehabilitation or replacement, according to MDTA. Maryland has an aggressive inspection ...; Created on 10 March 2015
40. TRIP: South Dakota, New Mexico Face Challenges: (Latest News); ... also finds that approximately one quarter of South Dakota’s locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, the state’s major urban roads are becoming increasingly ...; Created on 03 March 2015
41. First Look - February 2015: (First Look); Deficient Roads, Bridges Cost New Jersey • Construction Starts Rose 7 Percent in 2014 • Dyno Nobel, Sandvik Hold Quarry Academy TOP NEWS Deficient Roads, Bridges Cost New Jersey Roads and bridges ...; Created on 13 February 2015
42. Deficient Roads, Bridges Cost New Jersey $11.8 Billion Annually: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lacking desirable safety features cost New Jersey motorists a total of $11.8 billion statewide annually – nearly $2,000 per driver – due to higher vehicle ...; Created on 22 January 2015
43. Hot Topics: $1 Trillion for Roads, Gas Tax Hike, Tax Repatriation: (Latest News); ... ,000 bridges have been designated as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Let's rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. Let's make our country safer and more efficient. Let's put millions of A ...; Created on 06 January 2015
44. Ray LaHood: (Rock Stars); ... LaHood, appearing on 60 MINUTES, said that many of the roads and bridges we drive on every day are “on life support.” What’s more, nearly 70,000 bridges in the U.S. are deemed structurally deficient. ...; Created on 21 November 2014
45. Deficient Roadways Costing Los Angeles Area Drivers: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost California motorists a total of $44 billion statewide annually – nearly $2,500 per driver in the Los Angeles urban ...; Created on 15 September 2014
46. TRIP Report Targets Texas Road Conditions: (Latest News); Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Texas motorists a total of $25.1 billion statewide annually – as much as $1,800 per driver in some urban areas – due ...; Created on 04 August 2014
47. Fever Runs High on Highway Trust Fund Issues: (Latest News); ... Trust Fund is not the path to future economic growth, jobs and increased competitiveness. The possibility of a deficient Highway Trust Fund that shutters 100,000 construction projects that support 700,000 ...; Created on 16 July 2014
48. TRIP Report Cites Dangers on Rural Roads: (Latest News); ... the nation’s rural transportation system, which is critical to the nation’s booming agriculture, energy and tourism sectors, is in need of modernization to address deficient roads and bridges, high crash ...; Created on 14 July 2014
49. TRIP Releases Oklahoma Report: (Latest News); ... number of structurally deficient state- maintained bridges in half, and reduced the traffic fatality rate by six percent. The number of Oklahoma’s state-maintained structurally deficient bridges has ...; Created on 30 June 2014
50. Grow America Act: An Analysis: (Latest News); ... billion over four years to “reduce the number of structurally deficient Interstate Highway System bridges, target safety investments and support a state of good repair on the National Highway System.” ...; Created on 05 May 2014

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