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FACT SHEET Repair Washington Many sectors of Washington’s infrastructure systems are in dire need of Investments to repair repair. Our state’s roads and bridges, water, waste water, transit, energy, and infrastructure in communication systems need increased investment to become efficient, safe, WA could create or and productive for the people of Washington. sustain more than Repairing Washington will create good jobs, make our systems more efficient and less polluting, and safeguard 77,900 jobs each communities from the impact of climate change—like severe weather such as floods and droughts. The numbers below represent economy-wide jobs created and maintained by investment in infrastructure. These year throughout the estimates include: economy. ? The number of direct jobs from sectors impacted, for example construction laborers, equipment operators, and maintenance workers. ? The number of indirect jobs from the industries that service those sectors and supply chain, including the manufacturing of materials, components, and equipment. ? The number of induced jobs supported as those workers buy goods and services, including increased demand for retail, housing, and financial services. REPAIRING WASHINGTON: A JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITY Roads and Investing $1.76 billion per year in roads and bridges over the next 20 years would create or sustain close to Bridges an estimated 48,790 jobs throughout the economy each year.i Investing $97 million per year in freight rail over the next 20 years would create or sustain an estimated