09 June 2015

Report Card on Arizona Infrastructure: Every Day Every Citizen Uses Infrastructure

from Arizona Builders Exchange
Looks like it's "that time of year" to produce rankings and report cards . . .
this blog has posted two recent articles about Mesa: one on its management of fleet operations and another on ratings for those looking at retirement in the financial services market. Take good look at this one
 http://azbex.com/arizona-gets-a-c-on-its-infrastructure/


Image from Arizona Builders Exchange
Arizona Gets a ‘C’ on Its Infrastructure
Beating the National Score of D+ Doesn’t Allow for Complacency
Recently, the Arizona section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released the statewide report card for infrastructure. Arizona landed a C grade overall, but the D+ on Roads highlights the need for continued investment. Less than half can be maintained with current levels of funding.
Not only are we as a state not funding what we currently have built, but Arizona is not planning for growth and improvement in service levels
The ASCE presentation likened planning for infrastructure costs to planning for retirement: The longer you wait, the more expensive things become. 
Every penny we spend in infrastructure now saves costs in the future.

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