I’m 100% in favor of these initiatives to lease toll roads to private companies. And if it makes you feel any better, I can almost guarantee that these arrangements will become more common in the future — starting with the next Federal highway bill and the recognition on the part of leaders in both parties that this is the only way the U.S. can effectively rebuild our interstate highway system as it reaches the end of its useful life (it turned 50 years old in 2006).
Most of the airports in Spain have been privitized, and, believe me, Barcelona airport provides a much better experience than Filthy or Newark.