Marcia Hale : Summer travelers will find lane closures , potholes , flight and rail delays . Hale : Crumbling infrastructure because of inadequate funding is the reason . In order for the United States to stay competitive on an international level in the 21st century , we must invest in 21st-century infrastructure . Hale : The federal government has been slow to respond to requests for disaster relief money from states like Texas that are still recovering after Hurricane Harvey. She says Congress needs to find a long-term solution to keep fund healthy .
Marcia Hale : Summer travelers will find lane closures , potholes , flight and rail delays . Hale : Crumbling infrastructure because of inadequate funding is the reason . Hale : The federal government has been slow to respond to requests for disaster relief money from states like Texas that are still recovering after Hurricane Harvey. She says Congress needs to find a long-term solution to keep fund healthy .