THE US PONDERS A PRIVATE ROUTE: INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

Following the recession, investors have steered clear of US transport projects, while the federal and local governments have shied away from increasing toll revenues, despite the country's lack of investment in its roads and bridges. But now the US infrastructure market is slowly embracing a European solution: private capital.rnAS the US's bridges and roads show their age, the country's government is scrambling to attract capital and jump-start development. The need is huge. Over the next five years, an estimated $2000bn in financing will be required to fix the US's crumbling infrastructure.