America's transportation infrastructure, once an engine of mobility and
productivity, has fallen into such disrepair that it's become an
economic albatross.
From the article Shoddy U.S. roads and bridges take a toll on the economy in LA Times.
A comprehensive summary with startling video by 60 Minutes is titled Falling apart: America's neglected infrastructure where Steve Kroft reports on why roads, bridges, airports and rail are outdated and need to be fixed.
All along the American Society of Civil Engineers has been providing biannual assessments of American infrastructure with overall grades typically ranging between D- and D+. Here's is ASCE's 2013 report card for the American infrastructure.
Ironically, Congress and States "cannot find" monies to fix and improve what we have, but they do find (pork barrel) billions for boondoggles such as the California High Speed Rail and the Honolulu Snail Rail.
Much like Nero, the roads are crumbling while Congress is fiddling (and misappropriating.)
From the article Shoddy U.S. roads and bridges take a toll on the economy in LA Times.
A comprehensive summary with startling video by 60 Minutes is titled Falling apart: America's neglected infrastructure where Steve Kroft reports on why roads, bridges, airports and rail are outdated and need to be fixed.
All along the American Society of Civil Engineers has been providing biannual assessments of American infrastructure with overall grades typically ranging between D- and D+. Here's is ASCE's 2013 report card for the American infrastructure.
Ironically, Congress and States "cannot find" monies to fix and improve what we have, but they do find (pork barrel) billions for boondoggles such as the California High Speed Rail and the Honolulu Snail Rail.
Much like Nero, the roads are crumbling while Congress is fiddling (and misappropriating.)
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