NAM launches initiative to revitalize U.S. infrastructure

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Washington, D.C., has launched the “Building to Win” initiative, aimed at revitalizing the nation’s failing infrastructure.

Both major party presidential candidates have indicated their desire to address U.S. infrastructure needs in 2017. As plans move forward, NAM will work collaboratively to encourage the next president and lawmakers to address the most pressing infrastructure priorities and to ensure that investments not only strengthen manufacturing in the U.S. but also deliver world-class infrastructure.

The initiative identifies many of the most serious infrastructure challenges in the U.S., offers solutions to the problems, and provides funding options to consider to pay for the more than $1 trillion investment required.

Key recommendations from the agenda include repairing and upgrading unsafe and neglected bridges, upgrading airports, deepening ports and upgrading aging locks and intermodal connections, expanding public transit, and investing in Amtrak.