This document lists 7 reasons to invest in infrastructure in the United States. It states that US transportation infrastructure competitiveness has declined, traffic congestion costs over $100 billion per year, and China now has 6 of the top 10 busiest ports while no US ports make the top 10. It also notes that infrastructure investment creates jobs, boosts personal incomes, saves costs from electrical grid inefficiencies, and has an economic output of $1.92 for every $1 spent. The document concludes by urging the reader to tell Congress to restore funding to the Highway Trust Fund.

1. 7 REASONS TO INVEST
IN INFRASTRUCTURE
LET’S REBUILD
AMERICA!

2. 1The economic competitiveness of U.S.
transportation infrastructure is ranked
number 12 (in 2005 we ranked number 1).
Source: World Economic Forum, 2014

3. 2Traffic congestion cost U.S. drivers
$121 billion in 2012 ($818 per commuter).
Source: Urban Mobility Report

4. 3China 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

5. 4For every 3 construction jobs created, 5 jobs
are created in other sectors of the economy.
Source: American Road and Transport Building Association (ARTBA)

6. 5If 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

7. 6Rolling blackouts and inefficiencies
in the U.S. electrical grid cost an
estimated $80 billion per year.
Source: Building America’s Future Educational Fund

8. 7Over 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

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