Contractors are probably part of the problem: https://slate.com/business/2023/02/subway-costs-us-europe-public-transit-funds.html https://slate.com/business/20

Contractors are probably part of the problem: https://slate.com/business/2023/02/subway-costs-us-europe-public-transit-funds.html https://slate.com/business/2023/02/subway-costs-us-europe-pu... Public agencies don't have enough in-house expertise, so they spend more on contractors and consultants than in peer nations (particularly vs. non-Anglosphere). So I'm sorry if it was confusing when I said "public sector", because the problem occurs with public infrastructure projects directed by the government, and the privatization downstream has minimal effect.