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I don't know anything about the American Society of Civil Engineers, but don't they have every reason to make these grades as low as possible?
by e_hup 11y ago
I don't know anything about the American Society of Civil Engineers, but don't they have every reason to make these grades as low as possible?
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- themartorana 11y agoThis seems unnecessarily conspiratorial considering we know for a fact that the US's infrastructure is literally crumbling beneath our cars and trucks.
- ghaff 11y agoNot to say that there aren't issues, but "crumbling US infrastructure" has been an on-again off-again news story for literally decades during which time we've had periods like the stimulus package for "shovel-ready" projects. I suspect infrastructure spending, especially in a country as large as the US, is essentially an unlimited sinkhole.
- furyg3 11y agoBut then fix the sinkhole. Regionalize it, manage it better, change the incentives. I don't know what the answers are, but there's a whole host of countries that have great quality roads, bridges, and public transport. And no, the 'size' of the US isn't a very good excuse. If a backwater road in Minnesota is run down, ok, but we're talking about major infrastructure in urban areas.