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Harm: Congestion, accident deaths <br />

Inherency: Political pressure for ribbon-­cutting<br />

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Solvency: <br />

Steven Malanga, (Sr. Fellow, Manhattan <br />

Institute), HOW SAFE IS AMERICA’S <br />

INFRASTRUCTURE?, 2009, 77. The stakes are <br />

high. Traffic congestion already costs our <br />

economy about $65 billion a year in lost <br />

productivity. Research also suggests that <br />

every $100 million invested in road <br />

maintenance and repair will save about 145 <br />

lives over the next decade. <br />

www.brookings.edu/research/papers/

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