INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT
“The ASCE [American Society of Civil Engineers] says that the
estimated
need of support for America's infrastructure by 2020 is $3.6 trillion. Total
spending at current levels is estimated by the ASCE to be $253 billion
annually and estimated spending between 2013 and 2020, before passage of the
highway bill, is estimated at $2 trillion, leaving us $1.6 trillion short.”
need of support for America's infrastructure by 2020 is $3.6 trillion. Total
spending at current levels is estimated by the ASCE to be $253 billion
annually and estimated spending between 2013 and 2020, before passage of the
highway bill, is estimated at $2 trillion, leaving us $1.6 trillion short.”
Drew, Elizabeth, “A Country Breaking Down,” pp:
30-32, in The New York Review, February 25, 2016.