Jul 19, 2010

1/4 of U.S. Bridges Declared Structurally Deficient or Functionally Obsolete

Scholars & Rogues blog has a nice overview of the crumbling US bridges issue. In a phrase, upgrades and repairs are not keeping up with wear and tear. Fixing the bad bridges is anticipated to cost "$650 billion over 50 years." Not good news for the 'less government, reduced taxes' crowd. There is good news and bad from a Hugger