Historic floods in the Midwest put spotlight on America's aging dams - PBS NewsHour

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4. Good points.

We experienced Hurricane Irene here in Northeastern New York and nearby Vermont and the damage was devastating, loss of power, roads washed out and houses and camps near large waterways were simply washed away. We kept hearing about "infrastructure week" during the previous president's term, but nothing was ever done so we're having to catch up now. And, at least here in the nearby city and town, roadwork is ongoing - repairs to the main highway, local roads and bridges (since we have a lot of lakes). Seems like every time I go out, road work is happening somewhere on my journey.