03.22.2021 - By The Manufacturing Report
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure this March, giving U.S. national infrastructure a decidedly mediocre ‘C-‘ grade. Eleven categories of infrastructure fared even worse, earning a D+ or less. But President Biden’s ambitious infrastructure investment plan could change all that. ASCE Executive Director Thomas Smith examines the consequences of America’s crumbling roads, airports, schools and so much more and what Biden and Congress need to do now to avoid catastrophe.
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