America’s $16 trillion problem… that both Presidential candidates actually agree on

America’s infrastructure touches greater than $16 trillion in goods and services every year. But decades of neglect have put America’s future at risk.

Our flood-prevention systems fail too often. Our commutes take too long. Domestic travel is miserable. Our freight system can’t move cargo around smoothly. America used to have the best infrastructure in the world, but now we’re falling behind. Why is that? And what can be done?

In this special report, Business Insider’s Andrew Stern travels by plane, train, and automobile to talk to civil engineers, freight companies, public-policy experts, and authors. The question: How did we become the United States of Disrepair? And can we fix it?

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