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Aii Asks: Did COVID-19 shutdowns help or hurt the Highway Trust Fund?

July 2, 2020 in Policy Blog, Transportation

The Highway Trust Fund is funded through a federal excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. The fuel tax, along with supporting revenue from road [...]

State-Owned Security Concerns for Transit Rail

July 1, 2020 in Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology

China has not been shy about its expansion into global markets. Through the Made in China 2025 and Belt and Road Initiative, the communist nation [...]

Hands-Free Doors Are Essential For Public Health

June 24, 2020 in Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology

Public door handles and knobs are some of the most touched surfaces imaginable. The constant entry and egress at stores, restrooms, gas stations, and offices [...]

COVID-19 Gave Our Roads A Break, But Not The Highway Trust Fund

May 7, 2020 in Policy Blog, Transportation

Lockdowns and stay-at-home orders mean fewer cars on the road. This must mean the nation's roads get a break from the daily wear and [...]

Terraforming Mars versus Combatting Climate Change

May 6, 2020 in Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology, Climate and Conservation

Innovators and explorers at heart dream of one day terraforming Mars – converting it into a habitable, blue and green world. But there seems to [...]

Facility Safety Failures Harm More Than Just Excavation Crews

May 4, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

Excavating any site can be risky. Even when all the proper procedures are followed, the 20 million miles of underground facilities can cause dozens of [...]

Aii Launches New Virtual Classroom

April 23, 2020 in Press Releases, Policy Blog

Washington D.C, District of Columbia – April 23, 2020 – The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) is officially launching a new Virtual Classroom featured […]

With Stimulus, Congress Got An Infrastructure Issue Right

March 27, 2020 in Policy Blog, Transportation

For years, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund has been accumulating billions of dollars. Despite an overflowing fund dedicated solely to ports and harbors, our waterside [...]

Celebrating 15 Years of 811

March 17, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

In March of 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) designated 811 as the nationwide phone number for excavation damage prevention. Now, 15 years later, we [...]

Recent Incidents Highlight Importance of Damage Prevention Best Practices

March 16, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

Explosions can destroy homes, cost thousands, and threaten human lives. Worse than a tragic explosion is one that happens in spite of it being entirely […]

COVID-19 May Strain Our Infrastructure

March 16, 2020 in Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology

As our nation faces a public health crisis in the form of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19, many are working or studying from home. With […]

Digging Blind Wreaks Havoc

March 14, 2020 in Damage Prevention, Policy Blog

Underneath the feet of every American are millions of miles of buried cables, electrical lines, pipelines, water systems, and more. This vast network of underground […]

A Federal COVID-19 Response That Would Pay Dividends

March 14, 2020 in Policy Blog, Transportation

As Congress grapples with how to deal with the immediate health and public safety impacts of the COVID-19 epidemic, including making tests kits available and […]

Avoiding COVID-19 at Home? Here are 10 money and energy-saving tips

March 12, 2020 in Policy Blog, Transportation

The Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) or COVID-19 is in the process of reshaping the order of things at home and abroad. As we all react to […]

Looming Highway Trust Fund Insolvency

February 24, 2020 in Policy Blog, Innovation and Technology, Transportation

The Highway Trust Fund is the federal fund for road and bridge maintenance and repair. It once built the Interstate Highway System and helped keep [...]