It gave her a report every four years to formulate the infrastructure of America, “C” on Tuesday, a slight increase in previous reports, due to a large extent toInvestments made throughThe administration of former President Joe Biden.
The report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers, which has examined everything from roads and dams to drinking water and railways, warns that federal financing should be sustainable or increased to avoid more escalating and escalating costs.
“We have seen that investments begin to pay, but we still have a lot of work to do there,” said Darren Olson, the head of this year’s report. He said that the various infrastructure – one of the poor roads that harm cars to delay flights to the power outages that spoil groceries – hurts people and economics.
He said: “By investing in our infrastructure, we make our economy more efficient, and make it stronger (and) we make ourselves more competitive in the world.”
Olson said it is very important that the infrastructure can deal with the most extreme weather due to climate change. Hurricanes that destroyed the eastern coast And parts of Apalashia last year. The United States witnessed 27 weather disaster last year At least one billion dollarsThe second most since 1980.
The 2021 infrastructure and jobs law provided $ 550 billion in new infrastructure investments, but it is scheduled to end in 2026. The engineering group said that $ 30 billion came from the 2022 inflation law, including projects that focus on clean energy and climate change.
The administration of President Donald Trump has targeted some Green Biden policies. Public parks to C-MINUS of D-Plus improved, for example, thanks to part of large investments over several years. Recently, the Trump administration has moved to the piecesNational Park Service employees.
In 2021, the United States obtained C-MINUS in general. The investments that have been made since then are just a small part of 9.1 trillion dollars, which are needed for the estimates of the group of civilian engineers to bring in the country’s current infrastructure to a good condition.
Even if the current federal infrastructure is maintained, there is still a $ 3.7 trillion gap over a decade, according to the report.
For example, the draft upgrade and maintenance bill for approximately 50,000 water aid tools, for example, is $ 625 billion over the next two decades, according to the federal government. The C-MINUS drinking is unchanged four years ago.
Many societies are already struggling to preserve them Old, outdated Drinking water systems also face new requirements Replace lead service lines and Reducing individual and polyocolic materialsCompletely known as PFAS.
Scott Perry, Director of Policy and Government Affairs of the Water Alliance in the United States, said that the infrastructure bill helped to complete or start “many of the really important projects.” “But the gap has expanded a lot during the past two decades that more investment is needed.”
The draft law also presented billions of dollars to help the American Army Engineers Corps to upgrade internal waterways, which transport approximately $ 150 billion in trade every year, which improves the row from D-Zah to C-MINUS.
For example, the Parage on the Mississippi River carries huge amounts of charcoal, soybeans, corn and other raw materials to international markets. Mike Steinhoy, Executive Director of Soy Transfer Coalition, said that critical infrastructure such as locks and dams-many of which were built more than half a century ago and require maintenance and regular reform-are often invisible to the public, which makes it easy to neglect.
He said that when large projects are funded, it often comes in stages. This imposes projects on stopping until more money is allocated, which increases the costs of materials and employment.
He said: “If we really want to make taxpayers more tax, you should be able to bring a greater degree of prediction and reliability in how to finance these projects.”
Focusing on the report on engineering and funds lacks the importance of adopting policies that can improve how people use and pay the costs of infrastructure, according to Clecord Winston, the partial economist in the Brucengz Economic Studies Program.
“You fail the most efficient use of what you have,” Winston said. For example, he pointed out that crowding prices such as New York City – imposing fees on people to drive in crowded areas – puts the burden on frequent users and can pressure people to lead less, which reduces the need for new bridges, tunnels and repairs.
The roads remain in poor condition, as D-Plus receives compared to D in the last report, despite the investments of $ 591 billion since 2021.
Two categories, railways and energy, got fewer degrees. Disasters such as the deviation of a train carrying dangerous chemicals in eastern Palestine, Ohio, in 2023 reduced the previous B-B-MINUS.
The energy sector, which was emphasized by increasing the demand from data centers and electric cars, got the D-Plus, from C-MINUS.
Engineers say problems in many sectors have been so long that the nation should discover how to treat shortcomings now or pay for them when the systems fail.
On Wednesday, Washington’s delegation will visit Washington to speak with legislators about the effects of financing and “the importance of continuing this investment,” Ulson said, who said the needs are an issue of the two parties.
He said: “When we talk about it in ways about how to better provide infrastructure, American family money, and how infrastructure supports economic growth, we are really confident of … there is strong support.”
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