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!