ACEC NEWS / INFRASTRUCTURE

ACEC Supports Smart Energy Policies to Meet Rising Power Demands

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) released a statement in support of key legislative proposals that will help ensure the reliability and resilience of the U.S. energy grid as…

ACEC Statement on Infrastructure Week 2025

Statement from Linda Bauer Darr, president & CEO of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Celebrating Infrastructure Week 2025: “As we mark Infrastructure Week 2025, ACEC proudly joins the…

Future Forward (Powered by ACEC): Smart Engineering: Transforming Our Industry

In today’s rapidly evolving engineering landscape, firms face unprecedented challenges—persistent talent shortages, looming tariffs that threaten global supply chains, and rising demands for sustainable design. These pressures are intensifying the…

Post-Pandemic Travel Surge Demands New Airport Infrastructure

Engineering Inc. magazine The COVID-19 pandemic caused travel to decrease by 50 percent globally, with the top 10 most impacted cities in the world seeing a decline of 80 percent…

Summer Travel, Made Possible by America’s Engineers

To the ACEC Community, I hope everyone had a safe and restful long weekend to kick off the unofficial start of summer. If you headed out of town over the…

The Rippling Supply Chain Effects of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

The Port of Baltimore supports 15,330 jobs and 139,180 additional jobs in related services, and it generates approximately $3.3 billion in personal income. The port imported $59 billion in goods…

International Committee to Meet with USAID

The ACEC International Committee will be hosting a virtual meeting with USAID staff to receive an update on their international infrastructure priorities and how American firms can compete and win…

Construction Put in Place Update

Recently, the US Census released the results of its monthly Value of Construction Put in Place Survey. The survey provides estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done…

L.A.’s New Sixth Street Viaduct Project Named Year’s Most Outstanding Engineering Triumph

On Tuesday, the new Sixth Street Viaduct Project in Los Angeles won the 2023 “Grand Conceptor” Award signifying the year’s most outstanding engineering achievement. The project was honored at the…

ACEC Vice Chair Melvin Williams Pens Op-Ed on IIJA Benefits

ACEC News / Infrastructure January 6, 2022 ACEC Vice Chair Melvin Williams Pens Op-Ed on IIJA Benefits In The State–the main newspaper in Columbia, S.C.–ACEC Vice Chair Melvin Williams wrote an…