Engineers Say Stimulus Not Large Enough for Infrastructure Needs

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a report which says the proposed stimulus boll does not provide enough funding to address the nation’s infrastructure needs.

The group released its 2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure which provides grades in 15 infrastructure categories. The organization says the nation’s infrastructure needs $2.2 trillion in repairs and upgrades to meet current needs. The organization released a report in 2005 which also called for increased investment in the nation’s infrastructure. In 2005 the nation needed to invest $1.7 trillion to meet its infrastructure needs.

The group says the current stimulus plan is at least $1 trillion short of meeting the overall infrastructure needs of the country.

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