During the time that the 2nd Temple existed if one of the walls of that Temple had fallen down, we would be obligated to repair it immediately. Rabbi Avigdor Neventzal commented that in our times when all 4 walls of the Temple have fallen down, we still have the obligation to immediately repair the Temple. The obligation to repair the Temple is not eliminated if the Temple was destroyed.
Rabbi Yosef Elbaum also made a similar point. He said, if right after the 2nd Temple was destroyed, if the fortunes of war had changed and the Jews had ended up winning the war against Rome, there is no question that the Jews would have started rebuilding the Temple immediately without waiting for miracles to restore the Temple. The fact that so much time has gone by since the destruction of the Temple does not negate our obligations. When we have the ability to repair the 2nd Temple we must repair it.