Maryland’s roads, mass transit services, storm water management systems and other infrastructure received an overall “C” grade in the latest report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The grade — though described as “mediocre, requires attention” — was still slightly improved from the “C-minus” on the organization’s last state infrastructure report card in 2011. Maryland also outperformed the nation’s overall D-plus grade in 2017.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) called the engineering group’s report card “extremely valuable” and proof that Congress should increase funding to repair the nation’s infrastructure and boost the economy.
The state’s slightly higher grade “tells us we’re making progress,” Cardin said during a teleconference on the report’s release Thursday. “But we have a lot more work to do, and the federal government needs to step up to the plate.”
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