For the last two decades local and state governments have been getting things done in the absence of a functional federal government. Obviously this isn't unifo

For the last two decades local and state governments have been getting things done in the absence of a functional federal government. Obviously this isn't uniformly distributed--some state and local governments probably do suck--but on balance state and local governments are outperforming the federal government so it stands to reason that far more bridges will be maintained if it's the responsibility of state and local governments.