The men and women of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) and their employers are a key component to building and maintaining the public infrastructure systems of our communities. These systems, such as roads and bridges , water supply systems, and schools, are essential to the everyday lives of our families, the economic prosperity of our businesses, and the vitality of our communities.
As important as infrastructure is to our communities, the necessary improvements to these systems have been neglected for far too long. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2017 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure rated the condition of our country’s infrastructure a D+. The rankings for California, Arizona, and New Mexico fare slightly better, but there is still much to be done.
$3.6 trillion will be needed to maintain and upgrade our country’s infrastructure by 2020