Infrastructure rarely fails all at once — it frays at the edges first. This week, the EPA reshapes PFAS rules while deploying nearly $1 billion for utilities scrambling to comply. Airports find that power and water capacity, not terminal design, are the real project bottlenecks. Cities and federal agencies are turning to AI to move faster and forecast further. And through it all, Illinois is offering engineers student loan relief, while the industry rallies around welders as the unsung backbone of the next century of infrastructure.
— Geert De Lombaerde
