INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FOR TOMORROW: A FINANCING PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ON THE NATION'S ROADS

The poor and deteriorating condition of the nation's infrastructure is reported frequently in the media. Long traffic jams and travel delays are common due to reconstruction and repair along the nation's highways. This public policy brief confronts the problem of inadequate maintenance and upkeep of the country's vast network of roads, bridges, and highways. It offers a financing plan to eliminate much of the backlog of deferred maintenance that plagues America's roads and bridges. The proposal allows states and municipalities to get out from under the current burden and attain a capacity to maintain and improve their infrastructure networks. Discussion focuses on elimination of deferred maintenance, taxable bond financing, "backslide" prevention, tappping of pension funds, and funding sources. The author's proposal is a feasible vehicle to improve the nation's infrastructure.

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Corporate Authors:
Bard College

Jerome Levy Economics Institute, P.O. Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY United States 12504-5000
Authors:
- Regan, E V
Publication Date: 1994

Language

English

Media Info

Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
Pagination: 64 p.
Serial:
- Publication of: Bard College
- Issue Number: 16
- Publisher: Bard College
- ISSN: 1063-5297

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Bonds; Deterioration; Finance; Financing; Infrastructure; Maintenance; Pensions; Planning; Proposals; Public policy
Uncontrolled Terms: Financial sources
Old TRIS Terms: Financing plans
Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; I10: Economics and Administration; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00715351
Record Type: Publication
ISBN: 094127604X
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Jan 15 1996 12:00AM