Original title: A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed yesterday, Biden: The backwardness of US infrastructure is “unbelievable”
A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed.
On January 28, local time, U.S. President Joe Biden plans to visit Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to talk about infrastructure. But just hours before its arrival, a bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed. In this regard, Biden said that the backwardness of US infrastructure construction is “unbelievable.”
According to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) report on January 28, Biden temporarily went to the scene of the accident that day to check the damage to the bridge. Biden told local officials and others around him: “It is unbelievable that the United States has fallen behind so much in infrastructure over the years.” Biden said in a subsequent speech: “We see that when a bridge year When in disrepair it can really endanger people’s lives. In Pennsylvania, there are 3300 other bridges as old and dilapidated as this bridge. And across the U.S., there are 45,000 bridges in poor condition. It’s true It is unacceptable.” The city of Pittsburgh disclosed in a statement that in the bridge collapse, a total of 10 people were examined and treated, and three of them were taken to the hospital, but none of them were life-threatening.
According to a CCTV News report on January 29, after the accident, Biden promised to repair all bridges in need of repair in the United States and provide more funds for this. Biden also reiterated the importance of the infrastructure bill to improve people’s lives, strengthen domestic construction, increase high-paying jobs and restore the economy.
On November 15, 2021, Biden signed an infrastructure construction bill with a scale of 1.2 trillion US dollars (about 7.633 trillion yuan), which is the largest infrastructure construction bill in the United States in half a century. The bill sets out priorities such as rebuilding America’s infrastructure, strengthening manufacturing, creating high-paying jobs, growing the economy and addressing the climate change crisis. Under the bill, the federal government will invest $110 billion in roads, bridges and other major projects.