大家可能都聽(tīng)說(shuō)美國(guó)的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施不行了。嗯，確實(shí)很多有問(wèn)題。美國(guó)土木工程師協(xié)會(huì)本月重申，給美國(guó)最重要的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施評(píng)分D+，幾乎要不及格了。

該協(xié)會(huì)每四年發(fā)布一次評(píng)估報(bào)告，傳來(lái)的一直是壞消息。今年最糟的壞消息當(dāng)屬美國(guó)的公路狀況。報(bào)告指出，要想徹底整修公路網(wǎng)絡(luò)，今后10年可能要花2萬(wàn)億美元資金。

為什么要修路，可不只是為了讓路面平整。報(bào)告指出：

? 美國(guó)州際公路的擁堵路段超過(guò)五分之二。2014年，交通堵塞導(dǎo)致的時(shí)間浪費(fèi)和燃料損失達(dá)1600億美元。

? 五分之一的人行道狀況很差，需要修繕的道路非常多，而且越等越多。

? 2015年，交通事故死亡人數(shù)同比上升7%，達(dá)到35092人，而之前幾年死亡數(shù)字一直在下降。

唐納德?特朗普打算向基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施投入大量資金，或許能解一些燃眉之急。但他的方案不是直接撥款，而是修建自負(fù)盈虧的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，比如收費(fèi)公路，這引發(fā)了一些擔(dān)憂。許多專家支持修繕現(xiàn)有道路，雖然沒(méi)有能創(chuàng)收的大項(xiàng)目吸引人，但長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看可能節(jié)省很多納稅人的錢。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Charlie

審校：夏林

You’ve heard it before: America’s infrastructure is failing. Well, almost. The American Society of Civil Engineers this month reiterated its nearly failing grade for the country’s vital infrastructure: a D+.

The ASCE report comes out once every four years, and has become a familiar bearer of bad news. But the state of the country’s roads were the standout piece of bad news this year—the report found that $2 trillion would be needed over the next 10 years to get U.S. roads back in fighting shape.

And there’s more reason to do that than just a smoother drive. From the report:

? More than two out of every five miles of America’s urban interstates are congested and traffic delays cost the country $160 billion in wasted time and fuel in 2014.

? One out of every five miles of highway pavement is in poor condition and our roads have a significant and increasing backlog of rehabilitation needs.

? After years of decline, traffic fatalities increased by 7% from 2014 to 2015, with 35,092 people dying on America’s roads.

Donald Trump’s plan to spend big on infrastructure may offer some much-needed relief. However, there are some are concerns over his plan to try to build infrastructure like toll roads that would pay for itself, rather than just putting up the money. What many experts are arguing for is far less sexy than revenue-generating mega-projects, but could save more money for taxpayers in the long-term: repairing the roads that already exist.