In April 2021, the US Senate passed the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act to create a $35 billion fund for states and tribes to improve their water systems. Forty percent will go to the underserved, rural, and tribal communities, a long-overdue investment, according to …
Optimised Decision Making Videos Added to the AM Planning Lecture Series
We have added three more videos covering the "Optimised Decision Making" topic in Ross Waugh's lecture series on Introduction to Asset Management. As mentioned in the previous post, this lecture series was created to assist Weltec and Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand with their BEngTech Asset …
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Aging Ontario Water Pipes Waste 100M+ Liters a Day
An article on Storeys presents the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) study published in June 2021. It says that Toronto and other municipalities across Ontario are wasting over a hundred million liters of drinking water a day due to its aging, leaky, and broken water …
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Road Infrastructure and EV Expansion in India Amid Economic Crisis
The economic slump that followed after Covid-19 hit India did not deter the country from rolling out massive infrastructure investments even during the pandemic. The country is constructing tunnel roads, highways and rails at breakneck speeds. It also plans to integrate more electric vehicles …
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Infrastructure Management Paradox in Africa and Possible Solutions
Like other countries, Africa needs critical infrastructure like electricity, road and rail transportation, and water infrastructure. The article from McKinsey & Company says that Africa is facing a serious infrastructure gap. Six hundred million in the Sub-Saharan do not have access to …
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Asset Management Planning Lecture Series Available Now!
The lecture series by Ross Waugh on Introduction to Asset Management Planning is now available. This lecture series was created to assist WelTec and Otago Polytechnic in New Zealand with their BEngTech Asset Management foundation information. The lecture series provides good overviews of the …
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Will Auckland’s $31 billion Critical Transport Infrastructure Package Solve the City’s Big Issues
New Zealand’s Transport Minister and Auckland Mayor Phil Goff announced a $31 billion infrastructure package for Auckland city. The Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2021-31 will invest in the city’s critical transport infrastructure and services. Mayor Goff says that this is the largest …
Benefits of Tapping Wastewater’s Potential
Looking at wastewater as a resource might come as a new concept in developing countries with a centralized wastewater infrastructure and treatments. The AP Infrastructure article, "Tapping the power of wastewater," focuses on the advantages of tapping wastewater's potential to generate renewable …
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Should the US Have a Nationally-led Water Infrastructure Management?
Water is something that obeys no man-made boundaries or expectations. Many utilities in the USA have faced less-than-adequate reports on their infrastructure over the past couple of years. The water infrastructure is aging quickly. It needs constant repair and upkeep and innovations to meet …
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Nepal Road Asset Management Uses Geohazard Risk Assessment
In many developing countries, disasters triggered by climate change like landslides can negatively impact their infrastructure, livelihood, and economy. And because of inadequate resources or low-adaptive capacity, it would take some time for them to bounce back, unlike developed …
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Canada’s Infrastructure Asset Management Experience Can Help Southeast Asian Countries
The ADB publication "Infrastructure Asset Management: Can the Canadian Municipal Experience Help Inform Better Practices in Southeast Asia?" shares Canada’s struggle to maintain its infrastructure and ensure that they continue to serve its community has pushed the country to adopt and implement …
NZ’s Uptake of Public Electric Buses and Infrastructure Demand
To help achieve New Zealand's net-zero emissions target by 2050, its Ministry of Transport has announced in January 2021 that it will decarbonise its public transport bus fleet by 2025. It also targets 2035 as the year that it decarbonise entirely all public transport buses, which means that the …
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