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2005 Report Card For America's Infrastructure

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Monica S. Kelley
10 March 2005 - 8:00am

America's GPA for Instrastructure = D.

Congested highways, overflowing sewers and corroding bridges are constant reminders of the looming crisis that jeopardizes our nation's prosperity and our quality of life. With new grades for the first time since 2001, our nation's infrastructure has shown little to no improvement since receiving a collective D+ in 2001, with some areas sliding toward failing grades. The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure assessed the same 12 infrastructure categories as in 2001, and added three new categories.

Full Story: Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Source: ACSE, October 26, 2005
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