2024 Damage Prevention Report Card
America’s Backbone: The Importance of Steel and its Evolving Demand
Building New Critical Infrastructure: No Time to Waste. Evaluating Cost Transparency Between a Federal Right of First Refusal and Competitive Bidding in Electrical Transmission Infrastructure Expansion
Excavation Damage Reporting: The Basics of Data Collection and How States Require Strikes and Near Misses to Be Reported
A Unique Win-Win: Bolstering Texas’ Energy Security by Leveraging Existing Infrastructure to Effectively Decarbonize
The Challenge Regulating Technology Into Existence: Expected Issues with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Proposed In-Use Locomotive Emission Rule and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Response
Improving Upon Our Dig Laws: Framing Out a Plan For Achieving a 50 Percent Reduction in Excavation Damage
The CGA’s 2022 DIRT Report highlights a record rise in excavation damages and calls for a 50% reduction over five years, yet lacks a specific […]
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Unseen Threats to Texas Critical Infrastructure: The Risk to Buried Utilities and Targeted Policy Solutions to Protect Them
Texas, with its concentrated energy infrastructure and constant development, leads in preventable excavation damages causing economic harm. Solutions include technology, best practices, and public policy […]
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Pathways to Decarbonizing Heat: Building a Holistic Framework for Evaluating and Ranking Decarbonization Strategies for Industrial Heat in Light of Economic Efficiency, Public Policy, Timing Readiness, and Infrastructure Realities
Evaluating Train Length: Mitigating the Costs and Enhancing the Benefits of Longer Trains
In our report, we find that trains in the United States are getting longer, which raises policy considerations for public safety, the economy, and the […]
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Improving Upon Our Dig Laws: Why Data Must Take Center Stage to Reform Damage Prevention
The 2021 DIRT Report, issued by CGA, reveals a significant decrease in reported data, hindering analysis. Damages appear to have plateaued or slightly increased, yet […]
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The Safety Impact of Technology and Crew Size: An Analysis of Accident Data, Incorporation of Technology, and Train Crew Staff Levels on Rail Safety Trends
The U.S. freight rail network, vital for the economy, sees a decline in accidents, yet human error remains a significant cause. Proposed regulations for crew […]
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Consensus Around Technologies: The Key Communications Technologies that Need to be Adopted to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Excavation Damages
