well,sure,let the foreigners have ‘em,they will drain every penny they can from everyone,then when they are done,we will get pot-holed disaster area’s .If we can’t afford to build and maintain our own roads,what makes anyone think we will be able to afford the tolls on them. Also they are borrowing the money from us,to build these roads,so if after they make all they can,walaa!,they adios and we are left with bad roads and more debt.
Precisely. Because we all know that private enterprises do not maintain their assets! The most efficient provider is the government!
It's also worth noting that these foreign companies seem to have far more interest in this kind of business venture than American firms.
I suspect most American investors know damn well that buying a toll road is a miserable investment. My prediction is that there won't be a single long-term lease that is executed and carried for more than 20 years by any of these foreign companies.
There are about 40,000 fatalities in auto accidents in this country every year, and every one of them represents what is basically an unlimited liability on the part of a road's "owner." This, I suspect, is what is ultimately going to bankrupt these ventures.
What’s your solution to the present/future transportation problems that will be coming our way with continued growth?.. We have congestion aplenty here in Texas on some of our major roadways now. They’ll be complete parking lots in a few more years if things are built beginning shortly.