| Costs: United States estimate of reinforced concrete bridges and car parks due to deicing salts: between $325 million and $1 billion per year. Source: Uhlig's Corrosion Handbook, Second Edition, R.W. Revie Editor, Wiley, 2000 (Chapter 36 by J.P. Broomfield). The estimated total cost to address bridge deficiencies in the United States: $78 billion to $112 billion, depending on time taken to meet the objective. Source: US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Publication No. FHWA-RD-98-088, September 1998. Estimate of annual costs attributable to corrosion of reinforced concrete structures in the United Kingdom: £550 million. Source: Web site of the National Physical Laboratory (UK) www.npl.co.uk. Road, Sidewalk and Bridge Repairs in Toronto (Canada) $110 million is to be spent by this city on the repair of roads, sidewalks and bridges in 2005 ... with a backlog of $235 million deferred due to budget constraints. Source: K. McGran's article "On the road to ruin?", Toronto Star, February 5, 2005, pB4-B5. |