The sad fact of the matter:
Twenty years ago, during a presidential campaign, the known deterioration and wear to the American infrastructure was actually a campaign issue.
The people whose job it is to check bridges and dams fill out accurate reports, but then their superiors merely file them away until the next inspections are due.
In other words, it's an open secret that our American infrastructure is falling apart, but those in power at all levels in this country "don't want to hear about it".
Reconstruction demands appropriations, which demand taxes, which means the people must acquiesce in paying higher taxes, or at least redirecting monies from other projects towards making travel safe in the U.S.A.
Is the American infrastructure a "Conservative Issue"?...or is it instead simply a "Democrat Issue"?....
Like my Daddy always said, "The People...get the kind of government they deserve."