What civil engineers are reading this week

• On the big stage: New ASCE infrastructure resilience guide showcased at Texas event

  ASCE and co-publishers unveil Built to Endure, an infrastructure resilience guidebook, at SXSW 2026, offering guidance on strengthening state and local infrastructure resilience. Learn about the three core principles.

• Legislation introduced in Senate to protect first responders, roadside workers

  Two U.S. senators introduce legislation to protect law enforcement officers, first responders, tow truck drivers, construction workers, and others who work on the roadside.

• Don’t confuse your technical mastery with wisdom, engineer says from experience

  “We must ask better questions,” suggests Vermont wind engineer Jens Møller-Madsen. “Instead of only ‘Can we build it?’ we must also ask ‘Should we?’ and ‘For whom?’”

• Midwest’s bottleneck bridge is getting help at last – but is it all good news?

  While the new bridge, expected to be completed in 2031, is being pitched as playing a significant role in reducing freight and travel times, it’s not without its critics.

• Pennsylvania seeks potential fast-track storage, generation projects

  The move is a response to a PJM Interconnection proposal to expedite interconnections, which faces opposition from an independent power producer and environmental groups.

• ‘We just went sci-fi’: Artemis II crew takes in unprecedented views in historic moon flyby

  The Artemis II mission, carrying a four-person crew beyond Earth orbit for the first time since 1972, conducted a seven-hour moon flyby. The crew heads home with momentum for future U.S. moon explorations.