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If only we could say the same about the quality of road surfaces and traffic. Way too much corruption to afford us good roads at a good price. National state r

by srean 4y ago

If only we could say the same about the quality of road surfaces and traffic. Way too much corruption to afford us good roads at a good price. National state roadway construction entities run at huge 'losses' and 'debt' with the money presumably siphoned away for the benefit of the party in power.

wbsss4412 4y ago
Why the quotes? Roads are expensive to maintain, what makes you think the money must inherently be misspent?
- srean 4y ago
  The quality of the roads, the rapidity with which they degrade, the timing of the repairs, the allocation of contracts. Corruption is like air when it comes to road construction in India.
  - wbsss4412 4y ago
    Ah I didn’t realize you were talking about India, my mistake.
    - srean 4y ago
      No worries. I could have been more explicit too.
- ncmncm 4y ago
  Probably because they are not, despite the money disbursed, maintained.
  - wbsss4412 4y ago
    That in and of itself is not a signifier of mismanaged funds. Without knowing what much they should cost, there’s no way to know what the roads should look like. Americas sprawling land use is extremely expensive to maintain.
    - ncmncm 4y ago
      I took the topic to be roads in India.