Public Works & Infrastructure
Public Works & infrastructure are essential components of local and state government responsibilities. They involve the construction, maintenance, and management of vital public facilities and services such as roads, bridges, water supply, and waste management. Effective infrastructure planning ensures communities have the necessary resources for economic growth and quality of life. This directory provides articles on public works and infrastructure and related topics like Transportation, which explores the development of efficient systems for moving people and goods.
Grand Rapids’ new firehouse will be located in the city’s Third Ward where firefighting resources are spread thin
With its new camera enforcement system, the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department detected 10,000 violations in February, leading to 300 warnings or citations
Mayor Norie Gonzalez Garza explained to Governor Greg Abbot that the severity of the data breach has required “extraordinary measures” and may not be resolved
A new program will provide resilient solar power combined with battery storage to approximately 6,000 homes and hundreds of businesses in Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, including those hit by recent PG&E power shutoffs.
Weaver, who faces off today against former City Councilman Sheldon Neeley, says Flint has made significant progress in repairing its water infrastructure but that there is still much to do.
Out of 12,000 tests since 2014, one-third — 33% — exceeded the national safety guideline of 5 parts per billion; 18% exceeded the U.S. limit of 15 ppb.
Tacoma has five city-owned bridges that are “structurally deficient,” while 11 more are considered “functionally obsolete”
The current wildfire crisis in California should serve as an object lesson in the folly of expecting private enterprise to operate in the service of the public interest.
With a tornado bearing down on the small Missouri town of Sparta, the lone warning siren stayed silent because a downed tree kept the mayor from getting downtown to flip the switch that activates it.
Intense weather will overwhelm existing public and private infrastructure unless we adapt now and build more resilient communities.
The assistance comes through the federal government’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.
The ReConnect Program grant is just one of many federal investments in rural broadband infrastructure that the federal government will be announcing this year.
Thirty years ago, the city of Santa Cruz, California, was nearly decimated by the Loma Prieta earthquake. It has since taken steps to make sure that never happens again.
Aging drainpipes are wreaking havoc on Anchorage’s roadways, causing dangerous, not to mention costly, sinkholes and flooding. City officials are hopeful that a stormwater utility will help them rebuild this vital infrastructure.
For the city, Hurricane Matthew served as a wake-up call for more routine, procedural storm preparations.
The latest research has shown that local governments may be ignoring the threats of human trafficking businesses that are right in front of them.
An integrated strategy includes cleaning up graffiti, prosecuting vandals, working with the community and decoding threats
Waterkeepers address estuaries as the first line of defense against devastating storms as they went before Congress to give testimony on re-authorization of the National Estuary Program under the Clean Water Act, along with several proposed funding bills.
Counties in five Gulf Coast states affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill can apply for eligible construction and property acquisition activities under the RESTORE Act.
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