Why Is America's Infrastructure Collapsing?
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In February 2015, chunks of concrete fell from a bridge in Maryland, landing on a woman’s car as she drove under it. Every year in the U.S., hundreds of deaths and injuries are attributed to failing infrastructure like bridges and dams and roads. A 2013 report by the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a D+ on infrastructure. So, why is America’s infrastructure collapsing? Well, as a matter of fact, the US was once a world leader in infrastructure, which played a huge role in the country’s development. Railroads allowed for westward expansion, and led to a fast growing infrastructure network. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act, starting the most expensive public works project ever, priced at about half...
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In February 2015, chunks of concrete fell from a bridge in Maryland, landing on a woman’s car as she drove under it. Every year in the U.S., hundreds of deaths and injuries are attributed to failing infrastructure like bridges and dams and roads. A 2013 report by the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the U.S. a D+ on infrastructure. So, why is America’s infrastructure collapsing? Well, as a matter of fact, the US was once a world leader in infrastructure, which played a huge role in the country’s development. Railroads allowed for westward expansion, and led to a fast growing infrastructure network. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act, starting the most expensive public works project ever, priced at about half...
