U.S. Infrastructure Spending Seen Rising After Decade of Decline

Bloomberg By Nic Querolo

July 26, 2021

U.S. state and local governments look slated to spend more on crumbling infrastructure as federal aid bolsters their ledgers, low interest rates makes it cheaper to borrow and the nation’s economy recovers from the pandemic downturn, Moody’s Investors Service said.

The increased spending would reverse a decade-long trend of lackluster capital investment that has plagued the nation’s bridges, roads and schools, Moody’s said in a report Monday.

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