Herrmann previously testified on behalf of ASCE before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in Washington D.C. in September 2007. The testimony was also in support of the National Highway System Bridge Reconstruction Initiative which would provide dedicated funding to States to repair, rehabilitate, and replace structurally deficient bridges on the National Highway System. The four components of this initiative provide for improving bridge inspection requirements, providing dedicated funding for structurally deficient NHS bridges, distributing funds based on public safety and need, and establishing a bridge reconstruction trust fund. ASCE came out strongly in favor of increasing the qualifications of Bridge Inspectors above the minimums established by the NBIS regulations. A full copy of the written testimony is provided on the ASCE website.

A past president of the ASCE Met Section and a registered Professional Engineer in 26 states, Andrew Herrmann is a Partner at Hardesty & Hanover, LLP and has been responsible for many of the firm’s fixed and movable bridge projects in his 35 year career. He is a member of the ASCE National Board of Direction and is the chairman of the 2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure Advisory Council. Herrmann served on the Advisory Council for ASCE's 2001, 2003, and 2005 Report Cards for America's Infrastructure and was co-chair of the 2005 SEI Structures Congress in New York City.