US infrastructure gets C- from engineers as roads stagnate
(WorldNews Politics)

By HOPE YEN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — America`s infrastructure has scored near-failing grades for its deteriorating roads, public transit and storm water systems due to years of inaction from the federal government, the American Society of Civil Engineers reports. Its overall grade: a mediocre C-. In its “Infrastructure Report Card” released Wednesday, the group called for “big and bold” relief, estimating it would cost $5.9 trillion over the next decade to bring roads, bridges and airports to a safe and sustainable level. That`s about $2.6 trillion more than what government and the private sector already spend. “America`s infrastructure is not functioning as it should, and...