That’s what happens when the majority insists on electing Stalinists.
I’ve crossed the existing bridge many, many times. They don’t need a new. With the condition of the two states finances, the unemployment, that money would be better spent on the people of the states. When things get better and the states have the money, go ahead and build whatever they want. Until then, tighten the belts and stop spending the money.
I call that Life Lesson #1.