Failure to Act

Closing the Infrastructure Investment Gap for America's Economic future

The latest economic study, Failure to Act: Closing the Infrastructure Investment Gap for America’s Economic Future, in the Failure to Act series updates previous reports from 2011 and 2012 and quantifies how the persistent failure to invest in our aging infrastructure impacts the economy, including GDP, jobs, personal disposable income, and business sales. 

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Our Nation's Infrastructure Bill is Overdue and It's Costing You

Watch the video to learn more about how underinvesting in infrastructure comes at a high cost. 

Past Failure to Act economic reports include:

• Failure to Act: The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America's Economic Future (2013)
• Transportation
• Airports. Inland Waterways and Marine Ports
• Electricity
• Water and Wastewater