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Infrastructure issues and needs
Additional Information
1. Business Insider and other sources have reported in the Spring of 2017 that the USA will need $3.6 Trillion by 2020 to repair it's infrastructure. These costs have naturally increased.
2. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) rates USA infrastructure as a D+ and estimates we will need to make an investment of $4.5 Trillion by 2025.
3. Also according to ASCE:, by 2025:
- $3.9 Trillion losses to GDP;
- $7 Trillion in lost business sales;
- 2.5 million lost jobs; and
- Each household annually loses $3.400 in disposable income.
4. The estimates made for the trillions of dollars needed for urgent investments are for infrastructure repairs only and does not include:
a) Expansion of capacities and cyber-security of the electricity grid;
b) Expansion of broadband, networks and other telecommunications for increased capacities needed and for expansion for rural accessibility;
c) Water treatment facilities expansion;
d) Sewage treatment facilities expansion;
e) Storm water abatement to keep hydrocarbons (roadway runoff) and other contaminates out of sewage treatment facilities;
f) Solid waste management facilities expansion (capacities & number of facilities)
g) Hazardous waste management facilities expansion (capacities & number of facilities)
h) Dams, levies, and other flood control projects, with the increase in both severity and incidents of flooding;
i) New roads, bridges and overpasses construction to keep pace with expanding traffic usage and demands;
j) High-speed rail lines for passengers and shipping;
k) Mass transit (busing) projects;
l) Expansion of airports and their capacities;
m) Expansion of sea ports and their capacities;
n) Replacement and expansion of hospitals and facilities for U.S. Veterans;
o) Replacement of public school buildings;
p) Construction of new public school buildings;
q) Expansion of public use areas, such as parks and other recreational facilities;
r) Expansion of industrial and other commercial facilities for increased commerce;
