If death and taxes are certainties in life, so too now is the fact that America’s public infrastructure is failing. Without real leadership and dollars, this will not change.

The American Society of Civil Engineers recently graded America’s infrastructure a “D+” and estimated $4.59 trillion in needed spending over the next decade to rectify the situation. “The only infrastructure sector to receive a B in this year’s report was rail, where private freight companies have invested heavily—$27.1 billion in 2015—to improve service,” reports the Wall Street Journal, noting the grade was the highest of 16 graded sectors.