The National Steel Bridge Alliance strongly commends the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) for its new national “Should Be Made In America” campaign. The campaign brings into focus how decision-makers on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay
Bridge financed the project with American tax revenues while circumventing Buy America provisions. This federal rule is designed to ensure that taxpayer supported projects help the American economy. On this project, the bridge authority carefully segmented the job to “segregate” the federally funded portion and allow the fabrication of the bridge to go overseas. Despite media claims, this project was not a success for American taxpayers. It’s far over budget, way behind schedule, and has resulted in the transfer of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars from America to China.

About the National Steel Bridge Alliance
The National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), a division of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), is dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art of steel bridge design and construction. This national, non-profit organization is a unified voice representing the entire steel bridge community. The NSBA seeks to facilitate/coordinate the industry efforts to enhance the
deployment of steel bridge design and construction in the U.S. through technology confidence building, infrastructure strengthening, and market awareness. The NSBA maintains a committed focus on assisting its membership with their bridge design needs and technical information associated with steel bridge construction.