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🇺🇸 🌉 Issues with Infrastructure in the USA

Today's incident, resulting in the collapse of a highway bridge in Baltimore, has once again sparked public discussion about the state of American infrastructure.

Primarily, there are challenges with water, alongside issues in the functioning of electrical networks and railway communications.

▪️ In 2019—during Donald Trump's presidency— the American Society of Civil Engineers stated that around $4.5 trillion would need to be spent by 2025 for the enhancement of bridges, dams, highways, airports, and more. Specifically, about $123 billion was earmarked for bridge repairs alone.

▪️ In 2022, the Joe Biden administration acknowledged the issue and allocated funds for the restoration of water infrastructure, including bridges, dams, and ports. The allocated amount was notable - $2.7 billion - yet clearly insufficient for comprehensive modernization. Moreover, the funds were directed to the US Army Corps, which, as anticipated, led to speculation that the money was misused, potentially diverted as “aid to Ukraine.”

▪️ Nonetheless, according to reports from various experts, in the initial two years of Biden’s presidency, it was feasible to gather the full sum of federal funds, but these were expended on numerous environmental projects and superficial renovations.

▪️ The consequence of this approach was unforeseen: in 2023, following a car accident involving a fuel tanker, a bridge on Interstate 95 collapsed. Subsequently, after an incident with a container ship, a bridge in Baltimore also collapsed. Concurrently, as per separate data, 47 thousand American bridges are in a state of disrepair.

🔻The incident in Baltimore has also drawn attention to potential victims: over a dozen cars plunged into the water, prompting the state governor to declare a state of emergency. This event evokes memories of last year's incident involving the derailment of a train carrying chemicals in Ohio - where the condition of the railway infrastructure was identified as a primary factor.

We anticipate that Maryland or Ohio will need to be addressed on multiple occasions. The average age of American infrastructure exceeds 70 years (some facilities have surpassed a century), and the anticipated service life of power grids is approximately 50 years, contributing to frequent summer blackouts in the states.

Evidently, this issue will need to be addressed by the succeeding American administration. Not just acknowledged, but actively resolved. Unless, of course, another Ukraine situation arises.
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