switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. millions of americans are on the road this holiday weekending driving over highways and bridges in desperate need for repair. don t expect to see crews fixing then. as cnn s rene marsh explains, them federal highway funds will soon dry up unless congress acts quickly. reporter: this summer millions of americans hitting the road will cross bridges and roadways in dire need of improvement and repairs. getting to your destination,
despite the high gas prices, aaa says 41 million of you are expected to drive more than 50 miles from home this weekend. that s a 2% increase over last year. what many americans don t know is many roads and bridges are in desperate need of repair and it probably won t get better any time soon. rene marsh explains. reporter: this summer, millions of americans hitting the road will cross bridges and roadways in dire need of improvement and repairs. getting to your destination likely won t be easy. expect traffic jams because decades old bridges and roads weren t built to handle today s traffic. if this congress does not act by the end of the summer, the highway trust fund will run out. reporter: dubbed the transportation fiscal cliff, a federal fund used to repair america s crumbling infrastructure is just weeks away from going bankrupt. a potential crisis for commuters. considering the american society
rene marsh reports on the gridlocks both kinds, in traffic and in politics. reporter: this summer, millions of americans hitting the road will cross bridges and roadways in dire need of improvement and repairs. getting to your destination, likely won t be easy. expect traffic jams because decades old bridges and your de likely won t easy. expect traffic jams, because decades-old bridges and roads weren t fwoilt habuilt to handl traffic. if this congress does not act by the end of the summer the highway trust fund will run out. dubbed the transportation fiscal cliff, a federal fund used to repair america s crumbling infrastructures just weeks away from going bankrupt. a potential crisis for commuters considering the american society of civil engineers gives u.s. infrastructure a d plus. and one in nine of the nation s bridges are structurally
only get worse if they don t fix the problem. if you don t drive, guess what, there are consequences for you, too. this summer, millions of americans hitting the road will cross bridges and roadways in dire need of improvement and repairs. getting to your destination likely won t be easy. expect traffic jams because decades old bridges and roads weren t built to handle today s traffic. if this congress does not act by the end of the summer, the highway trust fund will run out. dubbed the transportation fiscal cliff. a federal fund used to repair america s crumbling infrastructures just weeks away from going bankrupt. a potential crisis for commuters, considering the american society of civil engineers gives u.s. infrastructure a d plus. and one in nine of the nation s bridges are structurally deficient. look no further than delaware