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Union leader urges Appropriations Committee to fund more in‑house DOT staff, citing high contractor costs
Appropriations Committee (public hearing) · February 12, 2026
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Summary
Travis Woodward, a DOT engineer and CSEA SEIU Local 2001 president, told the committee that reliance on private contractors increases costs and reduces transparency and urged hiring to restore in‑house inspection and engineering capacity.
Travis Woodward, an engineer at the Connecticut Department of Transportation and president of CSEA SEIU Local 2001, testified that the department has kept internal staff lean and relied heavily on private contractors, which he…
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