Nation's Infrastructure
Crumbling - Report
By Leslie Miller
Associated Press Writer
3-9-5
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.
The overall grade slipped from the D-plus given to the infrastructure
in 2001 and 2003.
"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.
On the Net: The report card: http://www.asce.org/reportcard
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| User: "ENESSA QUA ONNICA" |
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10 Mar 2005 03:55:15 PM |
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Yep - sadly it's all falling apart like a pack of stale crackers in a
dehydrator.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: US Infastructure crumbling |
12 Mar 2005 04:20:29 PM |
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Just relocate to China theirs is all new!
LB
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