The new Philippine International Airport is being constructed in Bulacan, 35 kilometers north of the capital city of Manila. This airport project is a part of the flagship infrastructure program, Build build build, under President Duterte's administration. With a price tag of $14.5 billion, it …
Infrastructure Management Solutions for New Orleans’ Traffic Woes
The residents of North Shore, New Orleans, have been putting up with the pains of its slow-moving traffic in their daily commute long enough, and they want solutions. For instance, a four-mile distance could take motorists an hour to drive through. The passing of the Infrastructure and …
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Asset Management of Specialist and Iconic Infrastructure
Typical infrastructure assets include roads, bridges, sewers, water treatment plants, water pipes, power plants, internet and telecommunication networks, railways, or mainstream infrastructures that support our modern-day living and economic activities. Applying infrastructure asset management …
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Pittsburgh Bridge’s Collapse Highlights the US Infrastructure Woes
CNN reported that a Pittsburgh bridge collapsed on January 28, 2022. Four vehicles were on the bridge when they fell, and first responders had to use a rope to rappel down to get to the victims. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, and only ten people were injured. CNN reported that the bridge …
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Significance of Supporting Wildlife Infrastructure
One can’t help but admire the extent and scale of the engineered United States infrastructure. One example is its road network that reaches 4,000,000 miles to support and sustain the transport of goods and people's lifestyles. Its road network stretches from coast to coast through its numerous …
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Philippines Sees Two Amended Laws to Boost Infrastructure Investments
Two newly amended Philippines laws are dubbed "game-changers" as they will attract more foreign direct investments. Under President Duterte's administration, the country has invested heavily in infrastructure through the Build, Build, Build program, which aims to usher in the "Golden age of …
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Advantages, Risks, and Opportunities in Digitalizing Water Utilities
Water utilities duties have been expanding in the last decades. Apart from providing clean drinking water and wastewater services, it has grown into resilience planning and acted as a conduit between water users and the water environment while coping with customers' expectations. Thankfully …
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Asia’s Water Supply Challenge and Infrastructure Management
Water is a necessity in all aspects of life, and one cannot overstate the importance of having access to a reliable and clean water supply. In our modern age, access to clean water translates to being able to open one's tap or faucet and expecting that potable water to flow from it, or at least …
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Building Water Utilities Resilience Amid Supply Chain Disruptions
Many of the USA's water infrastructures are aging and are approaching the end of their 50-76 life spans. Aging pipelines cause frequent water breaks. According to the EPA, there are 240,000 water main breaks annually in the US, costing billions of dollars in water treatment, energy wasted, and …
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Asset Management Planning and Climate Resilience Integration
The uncertainties that climate change brings pose a challenge to asset managers, primarily when investing in the most appropriate adaptation strategies on infrastructure and integrating climate change into infrastructure planning and decision making. Climate models also bring with them some …
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The Philippines Launches First Infrastructure Asset Management Plan
President Duterte's administration aims to make infrastructure building and investment a centerpiece of his government by launching the Build Build Build program. Many have long cited the Philippines' lack of infrastructure as its economic development's "Achilles' heel." The BBB program will …
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Managing Post-Disaster Waste Efficiently
Disasters come in many forms – natural, man-made, sudden onset like earthquakes, fire, flood, tsunami hurricane, and volcanic eruption, or 'prolonged onset' like droughts and conflict. The destruction resulting from these disasters can bring enormous amounts of debris and waste that can be …
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