Gregory F. Scott, P.E.Past ASCE Region 2 Governor

Chair , 2010 ASCE PA Infrastructure Report Card

ASCE’S Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure

Why infrastructure matters.

http://www.asce.org/reportcard/Began doing Report Cards in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009

The Keystone is Crumbling

ASCE 2006 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure

ASCE 2010 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure

Bridges – National Grade C+

Bridges – National Grade C+

1 in 9 of the nation’s bridges are rated as structurally deficient,

while the average age of the nation’s 607,380

bridges is currently 42 years

Bridges – PA Grade C

5,540 of the 22,669 bridges in Pennsylvania (24.4%) are considered

structurally deficient.4,370 of the 22,669

bridges in Pennsylvania (19.3%) are considered functionally obsolete.

Roads – National Grade D

Roads – National Grade D

Currently, 32% of the US’s major roads are in poor or

mediocre condition, costing U.S. motorists $67 billion a

year, or $324 per motorist, in additional repairs and

operating costs.

Roads – PA Grade D

38% of Pennsylvania’s roads are in poor or mediocre

condition

Driving on roads in need of repair costs Pennsylvania motorists $2.947 billion a

year in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs – $341

per motorist

Roads – PA Grade D

Transit – National GradeD

Transit – National GradeD

38% of Pennsylvania’s roads are in poor or mediocre

condition

Transit – PA GradeD

Pennsylvania has 450,252 annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems – motor bus, heavy rail, light

rail, and commuter rail.

http://www.asce.org infrastructure/report-card/economic-study

TAC Report: $3.5 billion annual funding gap

PA to spend less on highways this year than in 2007

Last PA gas tax increase – 1997 Last federal gas tax increase –

1993 Gas tax revenue does not

increase with gas priceFederal energy policy

encourages conservationAct 44 was a two-edged sword

We don’t want to see this! Or this…

But we want to see this…

Inland Waterways – National Grade D-

Inland Waterways – National Grade D-

The average age of all federally owned or

operated locks is nearly 60 years

Inland Waterways – PA Grade D+

The 17 locks in W.PA are rated 2.35 for acceptable reliability. The Delaware

River Channel is the shallowest on the east

coast.

http://www.asce.org/Infrastructure/Failure-to-Act/Airports,-Inland-Waterways,-and-Marine-Ports

Drinking Water – National Grade D

Drinking Water – National Grade D

Leaking pipes lose an estimated 7 billion gallons of clean drinking water a

day

Drinking Water – PA Grade D+

PA requires $15.5 billion in funding over the next 20 years to replace aging

facilities and comply with safe drinking water

regulations

Wastewater – National GradeD-

Wastewater – National GradeD-

Aging systems discharge billions of gallons of

untreated wastewater each year

Wastewater – PA Grade D-

PA requires $20 billion in funding over the next 20 years to replace aging

facilities and comply CSO, & TMDL regulations

Stormwater – PA Grade D-

Stormwater – PA Grade D-

Approximately 84% of Pennsylvanians rely on surface water for their drinking water supply.

http://www.asce.org/Infrastructure/Failure-to-Act/Water-and-Wastewater/

http://www.pareportcard.org

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