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Communication glitch delays flights across U.S.

An electronic communication failure Tuesday at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Georgia that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the U.S. was causing hundreds of flight delays around the country. An FAA Web site that tracks airport status showed delays at some three dozen major airports across the country.

America is rotting from the inside

Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act - and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing bridges to find, fund and fix. A comprehensive report by Dr. Denny Wilkins.

I-35W bridge downed by design flaw; infrastructure issues fade from headlines

The flaw: Undersized gusset plates. So, case closed? It wasn t a portentous sign of a failing national infrastructure after all? Just a sad, tragic miscalculation by an engineer four decades ago? Nope...

What About Our Infrastructure?

Some might say the President needs to examine his own priorities and perhaps study the nation s infrastructure a little harder, that is if one takes a 2005 Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) seriously. That report found dangerous flaws not only in bridges, but in some of our most basic modern life lines. Those life lines are the backbone of our nation s economy, the very nuts and bolts

Joel S. Hirschhorn: A Metallurgist's Insights Into the Minneapolis Bridge Disaster

The incredible collapse of the Minneapolis bridge will send a message to the nation that has been repeatedly sent for decades, but that our political system has refused to effectively respond to. America s physical, engineered infrastructure has been in desperate need for massive spending to repair and replace, but the multi-trillion-dollar cost has been rejected by local, state and federal politicians.

New York City: steam pipe blast kills 1, injures dozens

In what many in the heart of midtown Manhattan initially mistook for a replay of the September 11 terrorist attacks, an aging steam pipe exploded Wednesday, sending a geyser of mud and debris and billowing clouds of steam rising over New York City s skyscrapers.

Fears for a Dam’s Safety Put Tourist Area on Edge

This is a story that highlights to me America's failing infrastructure - while we invest in Iraq, there is much less money at home for critical infrastructure like dams, highways, schools, etc.

Experts warn U.S. is coming apart at the seams

"When I see events like these, I become concerned that we've lost focus on the core operational functionality of the nation's infrastructure and are becoming a fragile nation, which is just as bad if not worse as being an insecure nation," said Christian Beckner, a Washington analyst who runs the respected Web site Homeland Security Watch (www.christianbeckner.com). The American Society of Civil Engineers last year graded the nation "D" for its overall infrastructure conditions, estimating that it would take $1.6 trillion over five years to fix the problem. "I thought [Hurricane] Katrina was a hell of a wake-up call, but people are missing the alarm," said Casey Dinges, the society's managing director of external affairs. The Commission on Public Infrastructure at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, said in a recent report that facilities are deteriorating "at an alarming rate."

Can you say aging infrastructure?

Infrastructure in the US is dangerously old and in need of updating... we'll see more and more of this as time goes on.

Viaduct's demise could turn waterfront into urban oasis

"But their idea for a freeway-free waterfront -- tearing down the scruffy but much-loved Alaskan Way Viaduct -- got them ridiculed as latte-lapping elitists five years ago" Congrats to People's Waterfront Coalition for getting this top headline in the PI.