Politics > Politics-USA > Report: Our Nation's Infrastructure is Crumbling. Thank you Mr. Presidunce
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"Harry Hope" |
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09 Mar 2005 08:08:02 AM |
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Report: Our Nation's Infrastructure is Crumbling. Thank you Mr. Presidunce |
"Americans are spending more time stuck in traffic and less time at
home with their families," William Henry, the group's president, said
in a statement.
The report said $1.6 trillion should be spent over the next five years
to alleviate potential problems with the nation's infrastructure.
Transportation alone requires $94 billion in annual spending, the
report said.
The House is to begin debate Wednesday on a six-year, $284 billion
highway and mass transit bill, which stalled last year in a money
dispute between the White House and Congress.
The report concluded that airports will face the challenge of
accommodating more regional jets and super-jumbo jets. Grade: D-plus.
It's uncertain, the report said, whether schools can handle growing
enrollment and smaller class sizes required by the No Child Left
Behind Act. Grade: D.
The report also noted that many transit systems are borrowing money to
maintain operations as they're raising fees and cutting back service.
Grade: D-plus.
From The Associated Press, 3/9/05:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=513&ncid=718&e=3&u=/ap/20050309/ap_on_go_ot/aging_infrastructure
Report: Nation's Infrastructure Crumbling
By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON -
Crowded schools, traffic-choked roads and transit cutbacks are eroding
the quality of American life, according to an analysis by civil
engineers that gave the nation's infrastructure an overall grade of D.
A report by the American Society of Civil Engineers released Wednesday
assessed the four-year trend in the condition of 12 categories of
infrastructure, including roadways, bridges, drinking water systems,
public parks, railroads and the power grid.
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