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To: Brumar89 who wrote (367099)	1/23/2008 7:50:37 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571399

What would infrastructure improvements have done for that bridge? It was supposedly in okay shape. As early as 1992, they saw problems with the bridge but they thought they could extend its working life through annual maintenance efforts. They are doing the same thing with an important highway aquaduct here. There is not enough money for the replacement of key elements in the American infrastructure. In MN, the earliest they would be able to have sufficient funds to replace the bridge that collapsed was in 2012. And MN is a state where there is little corruption and things are done very well. There are even worse examples in other states. In fact, there are many aspects of the American infrastructure, not just bridges, that are in serious need of replacement: According to engineers, the nation is spending only about two-thirds as much as it should be to keep dams, levees, highways, and bridges safe. The situation is more urgent now because many such structures were designed 40 or 50 years ago, before Americans were driving weighty SUVs and truckers were lugging tandem loads. It all adds up to a poor grade: The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation a D in 2005, the latest report available, after assessing 12 categories of infrastructure ranging from rails and roads to wastewater treatment and dams. csmonitor.com