What civil engineers are reading this week

• White House takes steps to accelerate infrastructure plan

  President Joe Biden's administration says it does not want to waste any time rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, so it’s releasing a Permitting Action Plan.

• Federal government funding $240M of water infrastructure repair projects

  The Department of the Interior announced that $240.4 million of funding from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law will go toward 46 projects in 11 states to repair water delivery systems.

• 2 North Carolina beachfront houses collapse into ocean in strong weather

  The homes in the Outer Banks were unoccupied. Dramatic video shows one home being carried out into the ocean before it breaks down.

• A quiet revolution: Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought

  San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water, providing these areas with sufficient water supplies to support their growing populations.

• China is building a 590-foot dam in only 2 years, thanks to AI and 3D printing

  The massive Yangqu hydropower dam will be built layer by layer on the Tibetan plateau. If all goes to plan, the dam will become the world's tallest structure using 3D-printing processes.

• Buttigieg touts infrastructure grants proposal

  Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed to grants proposed by the White House for fiscal 2023 as funding that potentially could modernize major aspects of the country’s mobility network.