Study: Airport Infrastructure Investment To Fall Short by 2020
Underfunding of airport construction could cost the U.S. $313 billion in gross domestic product by 2020, according to a report commissioned by the ASCE. (Photo: Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport)
Underfunding of airport construction could cost the U.S. $313 billion in gross domestic product by 2020, according to a report commissioned by the ASCE. (Photo: Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport)

Dire consequences await the U.S. economy in the absence of significantly increased investment in airport infrastructure in the coming years, according to a new report commissioned by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The fifth and final report in the ASCE’s Failure to Act series, The Impact of Current Infrastructure Investment on America’s Economic Future, predicts an estimated gap in airport investment between now and 2020 of $39 billion.