This story comments on the dire situation of New Jersey’s infrastructure funds, identifies a need of roughly $70 billion to upgrade existing state infrastructure. Findings came from a report titled “Facing Our Future” which was compiled by a bipartisan group of former government executives and public servants starting over a three year period. Included in the $70 billion, $21.3 billion is needed to upgrade the state’s roads, highways, bridges and mass transit system and about $40 billion for water facilities, with the remaining going to other infrastructure categories. The full report can be found here.
