PA Has Some Of Nation's Most Reliable Infrastructure, New Study Finds – Patch

PA Has Some Of Nation’s Most Reliable Infrastructure, New Study Finds  Patch

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia has compared all 50 states across seven measures of infrastructure conditions. Everyday life in Pennsylvania can be quietly disrupted by infrastructure issues — ranging from crumbling roadways to extended power blackouts — often going unnoticed until vital systems fail. Pennsylvania ranks 12th for infrastructure pressure in a new analysis by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia comparing all 50 states across seven measures of infrastructure conditions, reliability and investment. The study gave the greatest weight to roads in poor condition (25 percent), bridges in poor condition (20 percent) and the duration of power outages (20 percent). Broadband availability accounted for 15 percent of each state’s score, followed by the average number of drinking water violations per community (10 percent), highway maintenance spending per person (5 percent) and on-time flight performance (5 percent).

The analysis used federal data from 2024 through 2026, including figures from the Federal Highway Administration, Energy Information Administration, Federal Communications Commission and Environmental Protection Agency. Importantly, the water violations were calculated by dividing the total number of reported health-based violations in each state by the number of community water systems operating there. It does not mean every water system had a violation. Researchers combined the measures into a score of 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater infrastructure