Wisconsin –The American Society of Civil Engineers, Wisconsin Section issued the following statement ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to Wisconsin highlighting the Infrastructure Law.
“We appreciate President Biden visiting our great state and highlighting the benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure law. This law is one step in a longer journey toward meeting our state’s infrastructure needs. Wisconsin is facing an estimated $13 billion transportation infrastructure shortfall over the next 10 years and the law President Biden is promoting provides $5.5 billion to Wisconsin over five years for roads, bridges, and other transportation projects. Wisconsin’s infrastructure received a cumulative grade of ‘C’ in the ASCE Wisconsin Section’s 2020 Report Card for Wisconsin’s infrastructure, citing significant funding needs for roads, bridges, drinking water, wastewater systems, the energy grid and more. The new infrastructure funding law does not fully cover Wisconsin’s- or the nation’s- infrastructure investment gap, but it serves as a significant down payment on improving these critical systems.” — Ken Mika, PE M.ASCE, Co-Chair of the Wisconsin Report Card and Advocacy efforts. ”
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The bipartisan infrastructure law goes far beyond roads and bridges, addressing all of the 13 categories in the state’s 2020 report card. Wisconsin faces an $8.6 billion drinking water investment gap, which would receive significant support from the $55 billion that this legislation will allocate for these systems nationwide. The state’s nine major airports would benefit from the $25 billion in increased airport infrastructure funding in the bill. The infrastructure law would also invest $65 billion in broadband expansion to provide access to communities who lack reliable service.
For more information regarding the ASCE Wisconsin Section and the full detailed report card, please visit the ASCE website at: https://
