Name: Classic Stossel: Private Roads
Uploaded: 2023-02-03T17:36:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 55 s
Description: In Britain, a local highway was damaged by heavy rains. When government said it would take a year to repair it, entrepreneur Mike Watts built a “private road” in just 12 days. The road cost him about

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In Britain, a local highway was damaged by heavy rains. When government said it would take a year to repair it, entrepreneur Mike Watts built a “private road” in just 12 days.

The road cost him about $250,000 to build. He put his house up as collateral. He charges $3 to cross, less for locals.

A Classic Stossel from 2015.

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