Agreed - fully privatize the interstates, not some crony capitalist public-private partnership. Sell the interstate lock, stock, and barrel with ZERO regulatory oversight.
The free market will generate massive efficiencies.
Isn’t the German Autobahn basically the same way.
The government said— we want a high speed highway built to last so many years.
YOU design, build and maintain for x # of years.
Little easier to do if one is able to imprison the ENTIRE company with a few executions thrown in if the builder doesn’t live up to his end of the deal.
Of course, the govt can renege (can we still say that or is that the ‘r’ word?) whenever it pleases.