Poole says "maintenance is the neglected stepchild of American infrastructure" and suggests that privitization of roads is the best way to fund needed repairs. (Robert Poole)
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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river.Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
How to afford our roads and bridges
Broadcast: Midday, 09/17/2007, 12:00 p.m.
We get some ideas for funding transportation infrastructure from Robert Poole, engineer and founder of the Reason Foundation. He spoke recently in the Twin Cities, at the Center of the American Experiment.
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