Re: "Branch" line
"Our roads are in one hell of a state"
Not sure where you're from but here in the UK (the subject of debate) the roads are in the best condition they have been ever. The majority of the motorway network either is now or soon will be managed motorway (Smart motorway in some places) which has drastically reduced delays and improved safety. This is the main infrastructure that keeps the country running, and it takes priority over the slightly rough surface on some local roads in terms of both money and manpower. Once the people putting managed motorways in, and extending more lanes on the motorways have finished I'm sure their very next job will be to fix that pothole near your house which affects a couple of hundred people.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
