{"id":174539,"date":"2018-09-12T07:25:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T11:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/?p=174539"},"modified":"2018-09-11T13:39:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T17:39:36","slug":"first-data-canadas-core-public-infrastructure-survey-highlights-roads-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/joc\/news\/infrastructure\/2018\/09\/first-data-canadas-core-public-infrastructure-survey-highlights-roads-bridges","title":{"rendered":"First data from Canada\u2019s Core Public Infrastructure Survey highlights roads, bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first data release from Canada\u2019s Core Public Infrastructure Survey paints a picture of a vast network of roads long enough to circle the globe at its equator over 19 times, with six of 10 roads in good or very good shape but a substantial number of bridges nearing the end of their useful lives.<\/p>\n

The survey, released Aug. 24, was a commitment made in the federal government\u2019s 2016 budget to enable more evidenced-based decisions in developing public infrastructure policy, Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities spokesperson Kate Monfette explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roads and bridges, the first two of nine types of infrastructure identified, were catalogued in the initial data release, representing a look at those structures as of 2016. The information was compiled by Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results of Canada\u2019s Core Public Infrastructure survey will establish an important baseline for measuring the impact and progress from infrastructure investments over time and will provide valuable benchmarks to help communities assess and prioritize local infrastructure projects,\u201d said Minister of Infrastructure Francois-Philippe Champagne in the release.<\/p>\n

Among the findings:<\/p>\n