ASCE: $1.6 Trillion Needed for U.S. Infrastructure

The nation's roads, bridges, drinking water systems and other public works have shown little improvement since they were given the grade of D+ in 2001, with some areas sliding toward failing grades, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers in Washington, D.C.

The price tag needed to upgrade infrastructure will cost $1.6 trillion over a five-year period, the group said.

ASCE called for the formation of a presidential commission on infrastructure to address the deteriorating conditions of the nation's infrastructure.

For more information, including local infrastructure conditions and state infrastructure statistics, visit www.asce.org/reportcard on the Internet.

Dunham Tapped to Lead Fox Valley AGC

Ken Dunham was named executive director of the Fox Valley General Contractors Association in Geneva, Ill.

He was previously executive director of the Montana Contractors Association in Helena and the Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors in Spokane, Wash.

Dunham succeeds Ronald Ahlman, who is retiring.

CD Addresses Concrete's Environmental Impact

A compact disk available from the Portland Cement Association in Skokie, Ill., provides information on the environmental characteristics of concrete and concrete materials.

The CD, entitled "Concrete: Sustainability and Life Cycle", contains life cycle inventories, life cycle assessments, energy analyses, and other related analyses and comparisons. Data is searchable through the CD's table of contents, abstract and index.

The cost is $75. The disk can be ordered by calling (800) 868-6733.