The 4.5 mile Oakland Bay Bridge opened today in 1936.
A wonderful example of what we can do.

It took only 3 years to build.
Today, it would take 10 years just to get planning approved.
(per AI)
Or as Milton Friedman once quipped:
“If you put the government in charge of the Sahara Desert,
in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand”.
Here’s an idea: Let’s get something done today.