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by Gravityloss 2943 days ago
Many highways and tunnels are being built here in the same way as well, called "public private partnership" or PPP. A private firm builds it and owns it and the government pays for the usage for say 20 years after which the government then owns it.

This has been the business idea for many instances where spending a big one time sum is politically hard, yet would be financially smart. Some have tried to sell it for many other things, for example energy saving equipment for a hospital.