Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Rob Portman of Ohio should all be praised for their efforts to produce bipartisan legislation that invests in the nation’s roads and bridges. But the final product is also a missed opportunity that includes far too many wasteful partisan projects, fails to credibly pay for itself, and fails to reform our nation’s inefficient infrastructure construction process.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as the bill is known, does include $110 billion for roads and bridges and another $11 billion for road safety. This is good. The $25 billion for airports, $17 billion for ports, and $65 billion for high-speed internet are also most likely wise investments.