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Bangor to trial split day/night winter schedule for highway crews to speed storm response and reduce fatigue
Summary
Public Works will trial a split day/night winter schedule starting in January to improve storm responsiveness, reduce staff overtime and burnout, and limit long continuous duty; the trial is informational and requires no committee action.
Public Works told the Infrastructure Committee it will trial a split day/night winter schedule for the highway crew beginning in January, aiming to respond faster to storms while capping total duty to about 16 hours to reduce employee fatigue and turnover.
Aaron Hootery, Public Works, described the proposal to divide the highway crew into a day shift and a night shift during winter months, rather than relying on extended on-call hours that can lead…
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