Abstract
This article discusses the report card issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in March 1998, that evaluated 10 categories of infrastructure in the U.S. and gave generally low marks to the current state of the nation's infrastructure in all areas. The ASCE estimated that it would cost $1 trillion to remedy the situation and jointly, with the Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF), presented an intiative planned between industry and government to restore the nation's inadequate and decaying infrastructure. The objectives of this article's review are to critique the method used to establish grades, suggest the implications of poor grades for infrastructure systems and public works managers, propose a research/policy agenda, and begin an involvement by Public Works Management & Policy Journal. It is intended that the outcome of this review will be the submission of articles, commentaries, and dialogue in general to keep the conversation going about the challenges suggested by the grading schemes.
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