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Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building.

Infrastructure projects create a lot of demand for material, services and manpower. It is a chain reaction; if the infrastructure growth slows down, it will hit overall demand. The supply side has to keep increasing to sustain growth.

We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth.

Infrastructure alone won't end poverty. The World Bank had to learn this lesson, too. While we believed too much in bricks and mortar in our early days, we now understand that bringing together funding, technical expertise, and tested knowledge goes much further.

Infrastructure deficit is an issue in all urban areas.

Not only does investing in your infrastructure provide very good construction jobs, at the end of the project, you have something.

When you are in the infrastructure sector, you've to work along with the government.

Infrastructure is one of the core responsibilities of government and one that cannot be shortchanged by other controversial spending. I believe investment in infrastructure pays dividends for decades and is a wise investment of taxpayer dollars.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

People need to see where their dollars are going and what infrastructure is being built.