The Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure

From its roads to its dams and schools, America's public works are crumbling and putting lives at risk.

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March 10, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"From its roads to its dams and schools, America's public works are crumbling and putting lives at risk, a national civil engineering association said Thursday. The group gave the nation's public works a "D+" on average, and estimated it would cost $1.3 trillion over five years to fix America's infrastructure."

Thanks to Governing

FULL STORY: America is crumbling, engineers say

Thursday, March 8, 2001 in MSNBC

Community / Economic Development United States

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