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ITD seeks targeted pay boosts and added frontline staff to reduce turnover and training costs
Summary
ITD asked JFAC for targeted pay increases affecting maintenance staff and reported progress hiring 53 frontline positions added last year; the department said high early turnover and training time for CDLs are driving the request.
Idaho Transportation Department officials told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee they are seeking targeted compensation adjustments to reduce turnover in frontline maintenance ranks and to cover ongoing costs tied to workforce growth approved last year.
Brooke Dupree, Legislative Services Office analyst, summarized ITD’s FY26 “targeted CEC” request, which the budget book described as raising hourly wages by $2.50 for roughly 505 affected maintenance positions in the Highway Operations Division. The division also requested targeted CEC for 505 positions listed in the budget materials.
Director Scott Stokes said the department’s retention challenge is…
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