perhaps it’s time to create an additional agency to handle specific new construction road projects. we will need a study commission first, staffed by no one with construction or infrastructure experience. they will need office space, a web site, full staff from janitorial to accounting. we need to compensate them well because they are doing hard work. then once a web portal is established, potential contractors can apply for a license to be reviewed by commission. the application fees should be tiered based on diversity/equity/inclusion standards. once all the applications are received, the commission needs a year to review the applications to pick winners and losers. naturally, they will have to pick the two largest politically connected contractors in the state because they have the most money and experience filling out applications. plus having their own legal department helps a bit.