> What does "Neoliberal" and "privatization" has to do with a government not maintaining its bridge properly?

Privatization is almost the definition of a government not maintaining its bridge (and calling it proper that the government not maintain the bridge is part of the neoliberal attitude). It is exactly the delegation of what some might consider government responsibilities to the private sector.

Yes to both? In order to improve 'efficiency' the government delegates everything to private contractors whose incentive is to get the longest and most profitable government contract possible. The entire goal of neoliberalism is as much privatization as possible.

I used to work as a government contractor and I came out of it with the strong opinion that it's nothing but wasted tax payer dollars designed to enrich private companies over actually getting work done.