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America’s Infrastructure Improves from D to D+ on National Report Card

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(March 19, 2013) – The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today released its 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s infrastructure across 16 sectors.

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Are P3s the Key to Repairing the Country’s Failing Infrastructure?

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Infrastructure in the U.S. In the “2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure,” released in March by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the country earned a D+, up from the D earned in the previous report, which was released in 2009. Highlights of the report include the following:'

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Did you know that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has graded our infrastructure sectors with mostly Ds? invest only $85 billion annually in our transportation infrastructure. AEM estimates that 35,000 jobs—many of which are in construction— are created every time $1 billion is invested in our infrastructure.

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A Glance At The Middle East’s Powerful Construction Sector

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Middle East’s construction industry didn’t experience any notable disruptions despite the global economic slump that occurred in 2008/2009. In a survey conducted by the Norton Rose FulBright in 2009, it was revealed that some of the key players in Middle East’s construction industry were optimistic in the region’s construction business.

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