The American Society of Civil Engineers recently issued a “report card” on the nations infrastructure. Guess what? It’s really, really bad and was assigned the grade of D with an estimated $2.2 trillion in repairs needed.
Here’s the breakdown, not that it really matters. A D average shows little hope of anything being very good.
Aviation – D
Bridges – C
Dams – D
Drinking Water – D-
Energy – D+
Hazardous Waste – D
Inland Waterways – D-
Levees – D-
Public Parks & Recreation – C-
Rail – C-
Roads – D-
Schools – D
Solid Waste – C+
Transit – D
Wastewater – D-
Pretty sad, isn’t it? Supposedly the stimulous bill should help this by creating jobs in repair and construction, thus spurring the economy. Spending on infrastructure is an investment in the nation’s future, not a consumption of limited resources as welfare and rebate programs are. Will it work? We’ll see.
Here’s the breakdown, not that it really matters. A D average shows little hope of anything being very good.
Aviation – D
Bridges – C
Dams – D
Drinking Water – D-
Energy – D+
Hazardous Waste – D
Inland Waterways – D-
Levees – D-
Public Parks & Recreation – C-
Rail – C-
Roads – D-
Schools – D
Solid Waste – C+
Transit – D
Wastewater – D-
Pretty sad, isn’t it? Supposedly the stimulous bill should help this by creating jobs in repair and construction, thus spurring the economy. Spending on infrastructure is an investment in the nation’s future, not a consumption of limited resources as welfare and rebate programs are. Will it work? We’ll see.
5 comments:
Am hoping this means good news for my husband's job...
I think this is a great thing for the USA, since we have so many things that need to be revamped, reconstructed, and repaired.
Great topic, B.
Yep - infrastructure spending is smart - we're doing that here. It creates jobs and actually does something positive. Go to say, you worry me sometimes with all your info...where do you get it?
It would be good if they actually get on the ball and start...
This has been needed for a loooong time.
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