Reno Reporter

The University of Nevada, Reno, held an Infrastructure Forum Nov. 18 to create new partnerships with government, industry, and academia.

During the forum, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) gave a presentation on science, transportation, water, earthquake, pavement engineering and research to institutions within academics, the private sector and government officials, according to a Nov. 22 university press release.  

The event, which stressed that much of the infrastructure in the United States is in dire need of repair, was led by CEE Professor, David McCallen, the release stated.

“This situation has been decades in the making and it will take a significant period of national investment and remediation to reverse this trend,” McCallen said in the release.

The Nevada Department of Transportation, Granite Construction, and University of California Berkeley were among the 50 stakeholders that participated in the forum.

Engineering Dean, Erick Jones, said in his speech at the forum that federal funding for infrastructure work is coming to Nevada through the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

“Cutting-edge research and development (are) urgently needed to provide the foundational elements for the new generation of infrastructure the nation must pursue,” Jones said. “We have this amazing group of researchers that need to be invested in.”