>>>So you too get the pre-election roadworks? And they actually improve things? Now that's different.
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>>This project has been underway for the past 5 years.
>>That section of highway is among the most frequently travelled in the US.
>>At one point, 6 lanes converged into 3 and under heavy traffic conditions long backups formed.
>>Its $2.5 billion cost was financed by toll increases begun about 5 years ago.
>>It was a massive undertaking. All the interchanges were re-engineered.
>>Hotels and restaurants are already sprouting up at the new interchanges.
>>Several new warehouses have been built along the highway to take advantage of the improved access and more are being built.
>>It was done on schedule and under budget and there never a traffic tie up because of the construction.
>>You won't hear much about government projects like this on Fox News.
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>Which news channel (other than local) WOULD report about this project ?

Have you ever heard of The Big Dig?
If you haven't, you're lucky.
That was a federally financed highway project in Boston that was years behind schedule and way over budget.
The national news coverage was non-stop for several years.
If this project had gone in that direction, you might have heard about it.
When the government does things well, as you point out, we usually don't hear about it.