In need of workers, Maine hires contractors to plow roads
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) " Worker shortages in Maine have forced the state Department of Transportation to hire private contractors to plow roads.The Portland Press Herald reports the state Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to the Ohio-based company First Vehicle Services. The contractors will work in southern Maine.MDOT has struggled to keep highway workers in recent years. The department currently has 50 open positions.Dale Doughty, MDOT's Director of [...]
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