AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE: THE KEY TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE

It is now widely recognized that the condition of America's infrastructure is at a crisis stage, endangering the public safety, lowering U.S. economic competitiveness, and diminishing the overall quality of life. This article examines what has caused the decline in infrastructure investment and, consequently, in our quality of life. The detailed discussion covers water pollution and wastewater treatment project needs; disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste; the deterioration of public buildings; and the U.S. transportation network deterioration from aging and underinvestment, including statistics on the nation's deteriorating highways, deficient bridges, and airport congestion, and the need for expansion and modernization of the nation's ports and waterways.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Associated General Contractors of America

  2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • Brain, S M
• Publication Date: 1989-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 25-40
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 71
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Bridges; Deterioration; Economic impacts; Hazardous wastes; Highways; Infrastructure; Investments; Ports; Public buildings; Quality of life; Safety; Sewage treatment; Solid waste disposal; Water pollution; Waterways
• Old TRIS Terms: Waterways (Transportation)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Economics; Highways; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490103
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1989 12:00AM