$1 trillion infrastructure package: How will Cleveland benefit?

Lynna Lai reports on how the infrastructure package will impact Cleveland.

On Monday, President Joe Biden made it official, signing the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. Ohio's two U.S. Senators, Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown, were standing nearby.

The infrastructure package will put $550 billion in new funds into roads and bridges. It will also provide broadband access and other utlities, including electricity and water. All areas where greater Cleveland could use improvements.

"The infrastructure bill passing is good news for Northeast Ohio," says Case Western Reserve University assistant professor Michael Goldberg. "Our infrastructure here, our roads, our bridges, our sewers are 100 years old."

Goldberg adds that the region's infrastructure is crumbling, from old sewers and pipes underground, to dangerous bridges up above.

"Cities like Cleveland, or regions like Northeast Ohio that have aging infrastructure that has been neglected hopefully will be a net winner in a bill like this," he states.

Also winners? Potentially thousands of workers who could be tapped to do jobs in the coming years, if they're willing. "It's gonna put people to work. Of course, the challenge is, given the labor shortage out there, hopefully there will be people to put to work to do these projects," says Professor Goldberg.

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