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Estimates of the backlog of maintenance and repair of bridges, streets, and water and sewer systems range from less than $1 trillion to over $3 trillion. Determining the size of the problem in terms of cost and assessing the proper course for public policy beyond the obvious actions to repair deteriorated facilities or to replace those in clear danger of collapse are complicated by the absence of reliable information and confusion over the proper standards to apply.
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The objectives of the symposium were to lay out the basis for a research agenda on salient policy issues and to identify and discuss major policy concerns. The program for the symposium and a list of participants appear in the appendixes to this report.
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George E Peterson's paper on financing infrastructure explores the usefulness of a national infrastructure bank as a means of encouraging institutional reforms in the way we finance and manage our public works systems.
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