INFASTRUCTURE REPORT CARDS

REPORT CARDS ARE OUT GRADING THE STATES INFASTRUCTURE AND THE STATE OF OHIO'S IS NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS RECENTLY GRADED OHIO'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND OVERALL - WE GOT A 'C'. IN MORE DETAILED CATEGORIES - OHIO'S RAIL AND SOLID WASTE GOT A B MINUS BRIDGES, PORTS, AND PUBLIC PARKS GOT A C PLUS. SCHOOLS RECEIVED A C. MORE CATEGORIES SCORED IN THE C MINUS RANGE... INCLUDING AVIATION, DAMS, ENERGY, TRANSIT, AND WASTEWATER. IN THE D PLUS CATEGORY IS DRINKING WATER, AND STORMWATER. AND RECEIVING A D... INLAND WATERWAYS.

THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO RAISE THE GRADES FOR NEXT YEAR.. INCLUDING INCREASED INVESTMENTS, FOCUSING ON SAFETY, AND USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET THE GOALS.