The Brooklyn Bridge cost $300 million to build in today’s money. The price tag for the Golden Gate Bridge was $750 million. Based on those numbers, the recent $1.2 trillion infrastructure package should be enough to build roughly 4,000 Brooklyn Bridges or 2,000 Golden Gates. If you believe that’s going to happen, we’ve got a bridge in Florida to sell you.
The sad reality is that the country will be lucky if any new bridges, tunnels or major roads get built. The numbers are huge: $110 billion for roads and bridges, $66 billion for Amtrak, $39 billion for public transit, $25 billion for airports. But watch where that money actually gets allocated in the next few years. So far most of it has gone entirely to renovation, not innovation. Environmental rules, endless delays, inflation, work rules and politics all play a role in ensuring that lots of pockets get lined but few new projects move forward.
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