nostr:npub10fg0hhjhw89xl9zkjcmzahtxr7hc34d5w7s40py8pnxc0q02ghkse357rc Actually the free market will build far more roads than necessary, then abandon them as the market for roads collapses.

At some point someone will figure out some use for the underutilized resource of abandoned roads that they can get for bargain prices, driving up prices and the cycle will repeat.