You’ve seen countless stories about how America’s infrastructure is failing. Roads and bridges are crumbling, sewer systems are fouling waterways, and waterlines are leaking at alarming rates.
This time around, the news isn’t quite so grim. The ASCE’s 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure has been released and the results are slightly improved. Updated once every four years, this year’s report card found that America’s cumulative GPA for infrastructure rose slightly from a D in 2009 to a D+ this year.
It is estimated that the government will invest approximately $3.6 trillion across the nation’s 16 infrastructure sectors by 2020. Investments have
