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PUBLIC SPENDING ON HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE however. Rail infrastructure received
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a respectable B, up from C+ in 2013.
Bridges held steady at C+, though roads
200 and highways still sit firm with a D grade.
Inland waterways narrowly escaped
failure, moving up from D- to D, and
150 ports also advanced, going from C to
C+. Meanwhile, airports and aviation
infrastructure maintained a D.
Millions of Dollars 100 that are supposed to be dedicated to
Despite a lack of funding and constant
government borrowing from trust funds
infrastructure, some areas have shown
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progress. Now it’s up to the new
administration and private investors to
not only find ways to provide additional
funding, but to look at the sectors of the
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 nation’s infrastructure that are making
advancements and find ways to apply
State and State and Federal Federal those successes across all aspects of our
Local Capital Local O&M* Capital O&M* nation’s transportation infrastructure
before it’s too late.
*Operations & Maintenance SOURCE: ASCE 2017 Infrastructure Report Card
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