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Americans widely support infrastructure investment and are willing to pay for it, according to results from a recent study. But they also believe accountability measures should be implemented to ensure the money is being spent wisely.

Conducted by Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research on behalf of the Building America's Future coalition in December, the national poll examined Americans' views on infrastructure, project priorities and their tax dollars used to pay for infrastructure improvements.

Of the 800 adults surveyed in an online poll, 94 percent said they are concerned about the nation's infrastructure and 81 percent said they're prepared to pay 1 percent more in taxes to rebuild infrastructure. Sixty-one percent of the respondents noted that accountability is the No. 1 priority, with 31 percent saying that they care most that projects are on time and on budget and 24 percent saying they are most concerned about seeing exactly where the money is being spent.

Survey respondents also expressed an understanding that infrastructure investment isn't limited to roads and highways; schools, energy facilities and rail projects also were listed as top infrastructure priorities.