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Addressing America’s Aging Infrastructure: Leveraging the Bridge Market for Future Growth

The aging U.S. infrastructure, particularly bridges, presents significant challenges and opportunities. With over 50 years of neglect, the need for funding and innovative solutions is dire. Current underfunding threatens to result in the loss of 876,000 jobs and a $897 billion GDP loss by 2020. The FHWA’s Long-Term Bridge Performance Program emphasizes a 100-Year Bridge Mentality to improve performance and longevity through collaboration. The recent Map-21 Bill highlights funding allocations while initiatives like the Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance seek to educate stakeholders and promote effective solutions, ensuring a robust infrastructure for future generations.

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Addressing America’s Aging Infrastructure: Leveraging the Bridge Market for Future Growth

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  1. Leveraging the Bridge Market Melissa Lindsley AGA Marketing Director

  2. Aging Infrastructure • 50+ years old • Underestimated growth and needs • Patch-and-pray • Underfunded and limited accountability • Lack of education • Throw away culture

  3. Failure to Act • ASCE series on state of infrastructure • Transportation, Electric Utility, Water/ Wastewater, and Airports/Seaports • Continued underfunding will cause significant damage to economy • Loss of 876,000 jobs and suppress GDP growth by $897 BIL by 2020 • ASCE calls for $94 BIL more per year • Save more than 1 million high-skill jobs and more than 2 billion hours of travel time

  4. FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program (LTBP) • 20-year, federally funded program • Goal to better understand and improve bridge performance and extend longevity • Life-cycle cost also highlighted • 100-Year Bridge Mentality • Initial study pinpointed 20 areas of improvement – focusing on 2 to start • Bridge deck performance (rebar) • Coatings for steel superstructure to promote longevity

  5. Map-21 Bill • Passed July 6th • 27 months • 4104.4 BIL through FY 2014 (Sept 30) • 1.4% increase over levels in SAFETEA-LU • No earmarks • $80 BIL for Bridge/ Highway • $21.3 BIL for federal transit • Balance highway safety • State and local funds expected as well • $51 BIL estimated • $1 BIL per state avg • Illinois first to come forward on July 10th • $1.6 BIL for trans projects

  6. 100-Year Steel Bridge Team • Collaborative effort organized by NSBA • United front on steel bridge solutions • Bridges of all sizes and various coating technologies • NSBA, SSPC, AGA, Metallizing, AISI • Presentation outline, template, and branding developed • Joint presentations to DOTs/MOTs • Abstract to IBC • Panel at NASCC • Website and other team collateral • Positive message

  7. Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance • Collaborative effort organized by AISI • Bridges 40’ to 140’ • AISI, NSBA, bridge manufacturers, fabricators, etc. • Launched eSpan 140 program • Online bridge design • Galvanizing in durability section • Track leads • Developing more cost analysis • Education and presentations to DOTs/MOTs and local officials • Target NACE 2013 • eSpan140 and cost information in hand • Develop more case studies and promote

  8. Leveraging Work AGA Members AGA & Partners Generate awareness and educate Distribute leads from eSpan to members Provide support and case studies Collaboratively build an example bridge Generate excitement and publicity – track performance over time • Keep pulse on local bridge projects • Promote eSpan program to officials • Prove performance – have case studies • Samples and take what you can get • Small piece on one could lead to more on next

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