What is Infrastructure?

Infrastructure describes the underlying systems-like electrical grids, roads and sewer systems on which our economy is built. The infrastructure engineering sector includes companies that provide a full spectrum of planning, design, development, operations and maintenance of critical structures, machinery, equipment and other systems.

Specifically, the infrastructure sector includes:

  • companies that construct nonresidential buildings

  • civil engineering projects ranging from utility, water and solid waste systems to highways, streets and bridges

  • contractors specializing in steel and concrete, site preparation, installing and servicing building equipment, and other specialized trades

  • companies that manufacture asphalt, coating materials, brick, cement, concrete, and machinery and wholesale, rent, and lease construction and mining machinery and equipment

  • infrastructure engineering companies that implement complex projects from initial concept to delivery and operation, which includes consultancy services and building services ranging from architectural, drafting, mapping and surveying to inspection, evaluation, testing, remediation and related services during the construction or installation phase of engineering projects

Federal investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will direct nearly seven billion dollars in the Colorado economy over the next decade. To learn more about funding for infrastructure investments in Colorado and the jobs that will be needed to meet this demand, please visit Colorado’s IIJA/IRA Dashboard.

 

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