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Originally Posted by Hooper
Yeah, we had to cut $500,000 from the budget, again, thanks to our regional school district.
If the motoring public thinks flaggers will be such a panacea, then have at it.
I had some a$$hole say to me as he drove past me the other day, "Civilians will be better" and drove away. I could tell he was upset that he was delaying for three minues while traffic flowed from the opposite direction.....Won't it be funny when cops are no longer directing traffic that
1.) There will still be delays at road construction sites and traffic will back-up.
2.) Flagmen drink coffee, too.
3.) The cost of directing traffic, flagmen or police, is still very expensive no matter what.
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Yup....cost savings to have civilians out there. Going to save MILLIONS......
1. The detail in Boylston would have had 1 officer with a cruiser behind the machinery
2. There were 2 flagmen making "about $35/hour" so that's $70/hour vs. $42. Yup...I can see the savings already!
3. All those "laid off tollworkers" remember them....about 100? Very curious how all of a sudden there were also 100 new flagmen out there.....looks like the tollworkers got a promotion!
4. Those flagmen that will have the same training as far as medical and traffic direction.....they had 1 hour of training, most failed 2 of their tests and are also Mass Highway workers that were going to be cut
5. All this information was provided by a working Mass Highway supervisor
But hey...the public perception is they won....cops are off the details. I wonder if we'll get tax refunds now that Devil is saving money???
