The $1.2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild America

Executive Producer and Narrator - Fred Mills
Producer - Jaden Urbi
Video Editing and Graphics - Jim Casey
Motion Graphics - Vince North

Special thanks to Maria Lehman and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Additional footage and images courtesy of CSPAN, Library of Congress, Federal Highway Administration, Council on Foreign Relations, PBS Newshour, ABC News and Amtrak.

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[ThitutUhthalye]

American infrastructure might be crumbling but B1M quality is flourishing.

[RR-uskp]

If B1M covered all 2700 pages of that paper, I'd watch all of it.

[BenReierson]

I’d love to see a regular check in on projects funded by this bill.

[mascan]

Honestly, I'll believe it when I see it. The last time there was a push for infrastructure, with Obama's "shovel-ready projects" my local highways dept spent three years widening a single overpass, because there's no oversight or accountability.

[Huppy]

Fun fact: US highway system and infrastructure developed in 50s and 70s were used to counter or act a deterrent if potential American airports and bases were destroyed or rail lines were destroyed an alternative form of logistical management was required.

[steveo]

This should have been a two-parter. Would like to know more about some of the planned projects

[erwina]

One thing to consider is each state also has its own budget to invest in its infrastructure as well. Florida has been upgrading their highways, airports, and added the bright line train all on its own.

[Calikid]

Sooner or later America's gonna realize that endless suburban sprawl is more financially wasteful than building denser, walkable areas.

[BIGGWRM]

YOU MONSTERS! You cut away from the steam roller just before it started flattening that asphalt.

[QueenetBowie]

8 mins to cover 1.2 trillion in infrastructure. You guys should do a whole mini series on this, he’ll each section in the bill could probably be a mini series.

[JoeLikesTrains]

It would be really cool to see High speed trains in America.

[kellyedwards]

I wish they were more effective in how they manage these projects tho.

They re-paved my street for the first time in a long time and deep down I KNEW that it wasn't going to last long.

After they re-painted the lines, literally 48 hours later they dug up the brand new road to replace the pipes underneath.

Now the road is all bumpy with patched up pavement.

I feel like this needs to be discussed and the money needs to be used more efficiently. America infrastructure and bureacracy overall is just one big headache.

[ColeSpolaric]

1.2 trillion over 10 years. That's 120 billion a year. It won't even come close to addressing these issues.

[HowDoU]

RealLifeLore and B1M have such quality videos and break things down so well, it's truly a gift to watch this stuff for free.

[TheJusticefornone]

I think it would be an excellent idea to look at this bill on a provision by provision basis, as well as cover each major thing it affects, and create a mini series off of each thing

[BirdTurdMemes]

110 B - roads and bridges
66B - railroads
65B - power
65B - broadband
55B - water
47B - cybersecurity + climate change
39B - public transit
25B - airports
21B - superfund sites
11B - road safety
8B - western water infrastructure
7.5B - EV charging
7.5B - school buses

I don't think that adds to 1.2 Trillion

[tiaxanderson]

The tragedy is, this would've been the perfect time to adopt a few big changes that would make the USA better.
Things like exclusionary mono-zoning regulations, minimum parking, improper road design, lack of walking and cycling infrastructure, and so much more.

[winterfell]

Public transit *only* got 39B? out of 1.2 trillion? the lack of public transit is THE REASON we have to keep rebuilding our roads every few decades

[jamesdeclan]

Noooo not more money to roads. 110BN could build soooo many high-speed railways. I hate our government, stupid self-centered people making stupid decisions for us.

[perellia]

Throwing money at the problem won’t solve anything unless there’s monumental, ground up reform in how infrastructure projects are managed. There is so little oversight into what actually happens that cost overruns are expected. This money is going to make some people very rich while we continue to drive on crumbling roads.