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Engineers seek stimulus add-on for crumbling infrastructure

The USA's infrastructure is crumbling and threatens the nation's economic well-being, according to a new report by a top engineering group.

A lack of investment in roads, bridges, mass transit and aviation means the cost of repair over the next five years has skyrocketed to $2.2 trillion, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In its last estimate four years ago, the cost was $1.6 trillion.

Thursday 29 January, 2009 02:44 AM

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