Title:
Spending Concrete Dollars Effectively
Author(s):
Casimir J. Bognacki, Joseph Marsano, and William Baumann
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
22
Issue:
9
Appears on pages(s):
50-56
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Date:
9/1/2000
Abstract:
Many studies have evaluated the condition of the New York and New Jersey Port Authority’s aging infrastructures and have assessed the cost to return them to a state of good repair. The estimates are always in the tens of billions of dollars, with concrete repairs being a major part. One study concluded approximately 75 billion dollars will be spent annually over the next 20 years to repair the Port Authority’s concrete infrastructures. Add the billions of dollars needed to construct new roadways, terminals, bridges, and airports, and the total amount of money needed for the Port Authority’s infrastructures is in the hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Over a 20 year period, total cost estimates range between 1 and 3 trillion dollars. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey found that enforcing specifications and offering incentives leads to higher quality concrete and fewer repairs, which results in lesser costs for maintenance and repair.