FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ARE TALKING AND COORDINATING. The need for infrastructure is one of the great Global challenges of our time… Failure to invest means failure to grow and develop our social and economic fabric. For every USD $1 Billion spent on infrastructure 200,000 direct jobs are created. For every USD $1 Billion spent on infrastructure 200,000 direct jobs are created.