Gregory F. Scott, P.E.Past ASCE Region 2 Governor

Chair , 2010 ASCE PA Infrastructure Report Card

Conditions of Pennsylvania’s Municipal Infrastructure

Why infrastructure matters.

January 29, 2013

Evaluation Criteria• Capacity • Condition• Operations &

Maintenance • Funding • Future Need• Public Safety• Resilience• Innovation

Infrastructure Funding Needs by 2020

Annual additional investment needed to

achieve a “B”

$1.6T $2T

NEEDED

With Investment, We Prevent:

Roads – National Grade D

Roads – National Grade D

Currently, 32% of the US’s major roads are in poor or

mediocre condition, costing U.S. motorists $67 billion a

year, or $324 per motorist, in additional repairs and

operating costs.

44% of Pennsylvania’s roads are in poor or mediocre

condition

Roads – 2014 PA Grade ?

Driving on roads in need of repair costs Pennsylvania

motorists $3.7 billion a year in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs – $428 per

motorist

Roads – 2014 PA Grade ?

TAC Report: $3.5 billion annual funding gap in 2011

Act 89 of 2013 provided $2.3 billion to be phased in over 5 years

The Federal Highway Trust Fund is projected to be insolvent by Aug 2014

Last federal gas tax increase – 1993

MAP-21 expires Sept. 30, 2014

Stormwater – PA Grade D-

Stormwater – 2014 PA Grade?

Approximately 84% of Pennsylvanians rely on surface water for their drinking water supply.

Drinking Water – National Grade D

Drinking Water – National Grade D

Leaking pipes lose an estimated 7 billion gallons of clean drinking water a

day

Drinking Water – 2014 PA Grade ?

PA requires $15.5 billion in funding over the next 20 years to replace aging

facilities and comply with safe drinking water

regulations

Wastewater – National GradeD-

Wastewater – National GradeD-

Aging systems discharge billions of gallons of

untreated wastewater each year

Wastewater – 2014 PA Grade?

PA requires $20 billion in funding over the next 20 years to replace aging

facilities and comply CSO, & TMDL regulations

The Road AheadBold Leadership and a Compelling Vision

Sustainability and Resilience

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