Surface Transportation

ROUGH ROAD AHEAD THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AMERICA'S FAILING TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE BY 2020 Families have a LOWER STANDARD OF LIVING. American businesses and workers AMERICA LOSES GROUND in the global economy. PAY A HEAVY PRICE. .... .... .. ..... ..... U.S. exports would drop by $28 billion. ........ America would lose American families would earn 877,000 jobs. $700 less each year. .... .... ... Exports drop in 79 of 93 different Another 234,000 jobs exist only if And spend $360 more each year. many more workers agree to paycuts. tradable commodities. ... .... ... Between now and 2020 America's gross domestic product underperforms by $897B. Total impact on each family's budget: transportation costs $1,060 per year. increase $430B. 1040 -ורו LLL DODO OD00 ODD FOR AN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OF $94B PER YEAR WE CAN: DD0 + Create + Save nearly + Add $2,600 in GDP for every + Protect DOO1 DO0 D00 + Save each family $1,060 millions another 1.1 2 billion hours BBB of jobs million jobs in travel time per year person in the U.S. DDD DD0 O00" ED00ODD 00DU 000"DD0 00 O ונננ 33 ODDDO ננר Source: American Society of Civil Engineers 0 DDD D0000D O ODODO DODDO DO