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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
               50
                                                                            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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