Your Highway Tax Dollars at Work.”I remember seeing those words in bold letters on signs years ago as my family passed through road construction zones on summer vacation trips. I guess the message was supposed to ease the suffering that went with crawling down one dusty open lane on a hot day in a fully packed car that had no air conditioning. Did it work? To some degree, I suppose. Even as a kid I could see through that sign a purpose to the construction: It’s a nuisance today, but it will make the road better.I think those signs, or






