• In Biden’s state-by-state infrastructure breakdown, Pa. scores C-minus,

The Biden administration’s grade of C- for the condition of Pennsylvania’s infrastructure puts the state at the national average, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The administration released individual reports on the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on Monday as part of its effort to build support for its proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan to address infrastructure shortcomings. The ASCE’s quadrennial report released in early March gave the country an overall grade of C-.

The administration’s reports assess general needs in 12 infrastructure categories for each state and say how much the administration’s plan would spend in that area in general. But the reports do not offer details on how much money each state would receive because that hasn’t been determined yet.

In Pennsylvania, for example, the administration cites 3,353 bridges and more than 7,540 miles of highway it considers in poor condition. It estimates the average motorist spends $620 a year extra due to poor road conditions and commute times have increased by 7.6% since 2011 due to road conditions.

The jobs plan calls for spending $600 billion over 10 years to improve transportation infrastructure nationally, including $115 billion on roads and bridges.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has said the state needs about $15 billion a year in improvements but it has only about $6.9 billion to spend. In District 11, which includes Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties, the state will spend $241 million on roads and bridges over the next year, but it had to cut $80 million to $100 million in additional planned projects because it doesn’t have the money to pay for them, District Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni said.

Other shortcomings across the state include 22% of trains and other transportation vehicles still in use past their useful life and drinking water systems that need $16.8 billion in upgrades over the next 20 years. In addition, 14% of households don’t have broadband service, and it isn’t even available to 5% of them; 57% live in an area where there is no child care available; and school buildings need $1.4 billion in upgrades.

Overall, the administration gave 27 states a C- for the condition of their infrastructure. Puerto Rico (D-) and Delaware (D) have the worst infrastructure while Georgia and Utah have the best at C+.

The reports for seven states include no grade.