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‘Perfect storm’ of degrading highway infrastructure, delayed improvements and inadequate funding

It doesn't take a long drive to realize how badly the interstate highway system has aged.

November 15, 2019 9:16 am
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It doesn’t take a long drive to realize how badly the interstate highway system has aged. Norman Augustine spearheaded a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine look at how the federal government can deal with old and in some cases obsolete roads. The former Lockheed Martin chairman and CEO joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for highlights of the findings.

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