Letter: Get to work on our infrastructure
(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Captured during a recent timed exposure, the intersection of 200 S. and West Temple, where work has begun on the 26-story Hyatt Regency convention center hotel.
It's time for our elected representatives to pass a bill that funds infrastructure improvements. The deteriorating condition of roads, bridges, schools, water treatment plants and other needs have been neglected for years.
This initiative would be an effective way to provide work for companies and jobs for people. Such a program during the Great Depression demonstrated great success. The Civilian Conservation Corps provided needed employment for millions of young unemployed men working in the national forests and other governmental properties.
Companies selected for the infrastructure projects could be required to meet testing standards for COVID-19, potentially an excellent way to safely have people return to work.
Linn Baker, Bountiful
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