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Nevada’s infrastructure among best in the nation, but report IDs looming challenges - The Nevada Independent

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Nevada’s infrastructure is among the best in the nation, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The report, which issues grades of A through F (similar to a school report card), showed slow but steady improvements with Nevada earning a grade of C+, higher than the national average of a C grade. But like a school report card, the C+ grade shows substantial room for improvement, indicating that much of Nevada’s infrastructure is mediocre and requires attention. The report, the fourth since 2007, was compiled by more than a dozen Nevada civil engineers and ASCE staff. It graded the state’s infrastructure on eight criteria: capacity, condition, funding, future need, operation and maintenance, safety, resilience and innovation. In 2018, Nevada received a grade of a C; in 2014, it received a C-. Despite the grade improvement, the report found the state’s rapid rate of growth is taxing the existing infrastructure and a shortage of funding t

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