According to Bloomberg, the construction of data centers is taking place too quickly, which risks slowing down many other projects to build roads, bridges and infrastructure due to resources having to be shared with many projects at the same time.
In 2025, the governments of US states and localities are expected to issue bonds at a record level for the second consecutive year. Strategists predict that this figure could increase by about 600 billion USD next year, mostly to finance public infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile, data from the US Bureau of Population shows that private spending on building data centers now exceeds $41 billion a year, almost the same as the spending by state and local governments on transport infrastructure.
These major projects are competing directly in construction human resources, in the context of the construction industry facing a shortage of labor due to the large number of workers reaching retirement age, and the impact of policies to tighten immigration in the US.
Speaking to Bloomberg, Andrew Anagnost, CEO of autodesk architectural and design software company, said there is no doubt that the data center is exhausting resources from other projects. He warned that many infrastructure projects may not be able to be implemented as quickly as initially expected.
