Civil Engineering Expert On Canada's Infrastructure Plans

Canada's infrastructure will be getting a multibillion-dollar makeover. Fixing Canada's "infrastructure deficit" is seen as a way to not only improve roads and sewage treatment but  also tackle the economic slowdown by putting people to work.  But despite the multi-billion dollar pledges from the Harper government, a leading engineering expert says the federal plan simply isn't good enough.  "The government of Canada has not acknowledged that we do face a crisis right now - a crisis in terms of deteriorating infrastructure," said Saeed Mirza, a McGill University civil engineering expert who wrote the federation's study on the infrastructure deficit.  Canada.com also reports:

Breakdowns in infrastructure have already left tragedies in their wake and many experts fear greater disasters are looming.  The 75-year old Pattullo Bridge crossing the Fraser River in the Vancouver region continues to be the site of numerous fatal head-on collisions and accidents because of its narrow lanes that were not designed with fast-moving cars in mind.