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Report Finds 47,000 Bridges In The U.S. Are 'Structurally Deficient'

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A man walks under the Manhattan Bridge on February 16, 2017 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A man walks under the Manhattan Bridge on February 16, 2017 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bridges across the United States are deteriorating, according to a new report released this week, and at the current pace, it could take 80 years to fix them all.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Alison Black (@APremoBlack), chief economist for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.

This segment aired on April 5, 2019.

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