A report card from a group of civil engineers graded Wisconsin’s infrastructure with a C+ in an assessment that covers 17 categories, including parks, roads and energy.
The American Society of Civil Engineers issues the report card every four years as a way to give residents and policymakers a picture of where a state stands when it comes to transportation, water systems, waste management and other infrastructure. This year, Wisconsin became the first state to have broadband evaluated as part of the report.
The report card is intended to identify infrastructure areas with critical needs and to keep things running smoothly where the state is already doing well. The report authors offered three key recommendations for raising the state’s grade in 2028:
- Increase overall investment in infrastructure;
- Ensure that infrastructure is safe, reliable and resilient;
- Monitor access and improve data collection.