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VIDEO: John Oliver on America’s Crumbling Infrastructure

By Corrosionpedia Staff
Published: February 3, 2017
Key Takeaways

“America’s crumbling infrastructure: It’s not a sexy problem, but it is a scary one.”

Infrastructure: it’s our roads, bridges, dams, airports, power grids… basically anything that can be destroyed in an action film! And the problem is, it’s falling apart. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the U.S. needs massive investments in all essential infrastructure. Many of these structures were built half a century ago, and have fallen prey to wear and tear and, of course, corrosion. Although maintenance and monitoring has been woefully underfunded, serious failures and deterioration are likely to force greater government investment in this area. Learn more about it in this great video from John Oliver.

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Corrosionpedia Staff

Corrosionpedia aims to provide the first steps in the research journey for asset integrity professionals the world over.

Working with our team of internal writers, contractors and third-party experts, we source world leading educational content on the subject of preserving the long-term integrity of the world's infrastructure and assets. We designed our proprietary platform to fit the needs of the industry, and build the in-demand tools to help connect industry professionals to the solutions and solutions providers they need.

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