Samuel Stebbins, 24/7 Wall Street | The Republic
The U.S. economy is the largest in the world, topping a GDP of $18.6 trillion in 2016. An economic powerhouse as massive and diversified as the United States depends on a network of highways, bridges, airports, and dams to thrive.
And while the economy has grown every year since the recession officially ended in 2009, our nation’s infrastructure is not fairing as well.