DOT workers are feeling the pinch of closed sheds, vacant positions and additional highway miles that have resulted from new construction. The Department is being forced to defer maintenance because of reduced funding, raising concerns about the effect on public safety, tourism, and the long-term reliability of the state’s transportation infrastructure.
“Rob knew we would probably need him to plow during the storm,” Highway Foreman Peg Smith said. “When someone feels like they need to go straight to work from the hospital that says something about the situation we’re in.”
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