Bridges- A menace? We construct, never maintain at all-Why?

Question

The state and central Govt. are keen in constructing new bridges, buildings, culverts and paving roads, and they NEVER MAINTAIN OR REPAIR the already existing structures! Thereby, we Indian lose a substantial amount, for creating new-new projects and wasting money in it! For example, go on paving roads one layer on other and destroying the mountains too!!
IN BRIDGES, WE SEE LOT OF PIT HOLES, AND UNEVEN JOINTS, WHICH CAUSE THE "TANGENT SHEAR FORCES" TO THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE, WHENEVER THE HEAVY VEHICLES PASS ON IT! In turn, the bridge faces, the daily threaten which shorten the life-span of the bridge sooner than the designed expected life! And it leads to invisible expenses, to reconstruct "again the new bridges", from the public by over taxation and all!
How to Maintain the already constructed structures?
And what reward/ punishment can be given to the concern authorities for keeping/ not keeping them in good maintainance?
When will our nation's outlook change?

Answer 1

stop corruption
these govt guys eat a lot of money set aside for those bridges
a new un corrupt govt should emerge

Answer 2

It's easier to get political backing for a giant new project than a ho-hum project like fixing old bridges. It will take a bunch of people dying in a bridge collapse for some congressman to stand up and shout "THIS HAS GOT TO CHANGE!" At that point it will have political clout because the bloody bodies are on the news and we Americans respond to bloody bodies.

Answer 3

Quality and specifications should be made higher.\
specifications for bridges must be revised.
Actually most of the bridges are not periodically 'maintained'
(in any country). They are meant to last. Ofcours exceptions go with suspension and cantilever bridges which need to be maintained very regularly. Concrete doesn't require maintenance.

Answer 4

we make bridges so that people could transport frm one to another.but we cannot maintain them as though they r just meant for transport.....for examples-road are broken,safety railing r broken even at night if u go to bridge the problem is of light...........................................................