According to the most recent American Society of Civil Engineers report:
- The number of high hazard dams -- those that, should they fail, pose a significant risk to human life -- has increased by more than 3,000 since 2007, when there were 1,000 dams at risk. (1,819 dams are now in the "high hazard" category)
- Seven billion gallons of clean drinking water is lost every day through leaking pipes - which amounts to 23 gallons per citizen per day wasted
- One out of 4 bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete and the current budget of10.5Bn is only half of what is needed just to maintain these disastrous conditions.
According to the most recent report by TRIP, a DC-based transportation research group:
- Almost a third of America's major roads and highways are in poor or mediocre condition
- US motorists spend67 billion a year for vehicle repairs related to poor roads (324 per motorist)
- Worst metro areas, where more than 60% of roads are in poor condition: Los Angeles, San Jose, SF-Oakland, Honolulu, Washington DC
- It costs1 to keep a road in good shape for every5.2 needed for related vehicle repair
- 44% of urban highways are congested, and congestion costs US motorists78.2 billion a year in wasted time and fuel costs
- Americans spend 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic
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