
SightLines Q3 2025
What’s Trending: Infrastructure Investment
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently upgraded the U.S. from a C- to C grade in its Comprehensive Assessment of America’s Infrastructure. Continued investment is moving the needle.
(1) Source: 2024 Financial Review, EEI | (2) Source: 2025 Infrastructure Report Card, ASCE | (3) Source: U.S. New Highway and Street Construction, Statista
INSIGHTS: Local for Local Investment
States and localities account for 79% of all public infrastructure spending and have continued to trend upward. Most goes to operations and maintenance, but this could change as more new infrastructure projects are approved.

Source: Four recent trends in U.S. public infrastructure spending, Brookings, March 2025
Thought Leadership: Infrastructure Companies Need Local Partners, with National Scale.
Infrastructure companies need the best protection, service, and support everywhere they operate. Seth Walpole, senior vice president and general manager, explains how AWP Safety’s expansion into Chicago, Houston, Madison, Wis., and all of Louisiana is helping customers move faster, scale efficiently and keep projects running on time.
Partners in Your Future
AWP Safety safeguards one million worksites annually. Customers rely on us to protect their crews, communities and business interests during utility, broadband and road construction projects.
View AWP Safety’s Q3 2025 SightLines Issue as a PDF.