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Is the Iron Hot, Or Just Warm? the Country Needs to Spend About $926 Billion to Upgrade Its Transportation Infrastructure Volume 96, Number 6 February 2013 www.asce-pgh.org Is the Iron Hot, or Just Warm? The country needs to spend about $926 billion to upgrade its transportation infrastructure. Highlighting the need for infrastructure repairs, “The country needs a reliable infrastructure”, said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. • “It’s the lifeblood of our economy, • the key to connecting our markets, moving products and people, • generating and sustaining millions of jobs for American workers, • to not wasting hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of gallons of gas on clogged highways,” he added. See The Washington Post (12/31), Forbes (12/31) PA Congressman Bill Shuster, Chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee: • Strengthen Our Transportation Network • An efficient infrastructure allows U.S. businesses to be competitive in the global marketplace. “Transportation is important. It’s about people and how they live their lives. How they get to work; get their children to school; go to stores to buy food, clothing and other necessities; and how they visit family and friends.” Civil Engineers build the quality of life. We build ‘vertically’, ‘horizontally’, and ‘underground’. We enjoy building on each other’s work. The safe water we drink and enjoy, the safe air we breathe, the buildings we inhabit, the standard of life Americans enjoy depend on us. But underpinning it all is our transportation system. Which is why we now intensely focus on this matter as our lawmakers haven’t adjusted funding for inflation in 1-½ to 2-½ decades, but are considering some adjustments now. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced that he will soon propose updating some of the funding in Pennsylvania. Is the iron hot? Will Pennsylvanians finally have long-overdue action? Will the Governor and legislature prioritize putting Pennsylvanians back to work? Will we see the return of Responsible Republicans and Democrats dedicated to the econo- mic success of all Pennsylvanians and Americans? Or will we see more ideological intran- sigence and diversions? Will construction unemployment 3 times the national average end? Now it’s your turn. Lawmakers fear losing re-election for adjusting revenues for inflation from poorly and misinformed voters. Show them your support. The Pittsburgh Section of ASCE is one of 14 members organizations of the Construction Legislative Council, whose members, families and friends affected by public policy represent tens of thousands of voters. Have you called and supported your lawmaker? You can find the local office phone number of yours on page 4. 0XQLFLSDO&RQVXOWLQJ 2012-2013 OFFICERS Director 11-14 Architectural Engineering Institute 2012-2013 COMMITTEES :DWHU :DVWHZDWHU Sebastian Lobo-Guererro, PhD, PE Kelly J. Krieg, PE, Chair Est. 1985 6LWH'HVLJQ/D\RXW President American Geotechnical & Environmental Structural Design & Product Application Awards Services, Inc. Engineer Matt Pierce, PE /HQQRQ6PLWK6RXOHUHW 5RDGZD\ 3DYHPHQW William Gross, PE Southpointe Business Park CENTRIA Gannett Fleming, Inc. 3XEOLF:RUNV HDR Engineering, Inc. 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