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Report: Nation Falling Apart

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 30, 2009

WASHINGTON - America's roads, public transit and aviation have gotten worse in the past four years. Water and sewage systems are awful The basic physical backbone of American society is barely above failing, a report by top engineers says.

It'll cost $2.2 trillion to fix the ailing infrastructure, according to highlights of a report released this week.

The massive economic stimulus package approved by the House on Wednesday includes more than $100 billion in infrastructure spending, but the engineers say that's not enough.

The American Society of Civil Engineers gives the U.S. physical backbone a D. That's the same overall grade as the 2005 report, but it really is slipping from a "high D" to a "low D," said report chairman Andrew Herrmann. Of the 15 areas, three got worse, one got better and 11 were unchanged.

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