Forget Indian infrastructure problems – In the US the infrastructure is crumbling, but this presents opportunities close to home for many

Yesterday we reported that US President Barack Obama was drumming up support for an additional $50 billion investment in improving the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Obama wants to rebuild thousands of miles of road, maintaining miles of railways, as well as restoring 150 miles of airport runways and implement a new air-traffic control system. Obama quotes from a recent report from the US Treasury Department and White House Council of Economic Advisers which warns the US is lagging behind China on repairing and improving national infrastructure. According to the report, the Gross Domestic Product the US spends on infrastructure is just