[Ben Ficklin]

"contracts that almost certainly contain non-compete clauses"

What does "almost certainly" mean?

[BobL]

"What does "almost certainly" mean?"

It means that no group of private investors is dumb enough to sink 7 billion dollars or so into highway without some assurance that the next (or future governor) won't expand parallel roads (or highways), just to wipe out that investment. It's also called monopoly protection.

But then you already know that.