Let's Rebuild America

7 REASONS TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE

LET’S REBUILD AMERICA!

1 The economic competitiveness of U.S. transportation infrastructure is ranked number 12 (in 2005 we ranked number 1).

Source: World Economic Forum, 2014

2 Traffic congestion cost U.S. drivers $121 billion in 2012 ($818 per commuter).

Source: Urban Mobility Report

3 China is home to six of the world’s top 10 busiest ports (not one U.S. port is among the top 10).

Source: Falling Apart and Falling Behind, BAF

4 For every 3 construction jobs created, 5 jobs are created in other sectors of the economy.

Source: American Road and Transport Building Association (ARTBA)

5 If we fail to invest in infrastructure, by 2020 there will be a $3,100 per year drop in personal disposable income per household.

Source: ASCE Failure to Act

6 Rolling blackouts and inefficiencies in the U.S. electrical grid cost an estimated $80 billion per year.

Source: Building America’s Future Educational Fund

7 Over two years, every dollar spent on infrastructure construction produces roughly twice as much—$1.92—in direct and indirect economic output.

Source: Associated Equipment Distributors

TAKE ACTION:Tell Congress to restore the Highway Trust Fund!