Projects like that don't scale. And they take 20 years to complete, so only the public sector can do it.
The elites own infrastructure like that. Vanderbilt great grandson actually loves taking the subway that his family used to own.
The refineries were built in 1940-60s for a different type of input. Austerity and rationing will teach people to save. The elites only consume 5% of fuel. 95% is the common folk.