NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WILL NOT BE DISRUPTED
DUE TO EMERGENCY STATE WORKER FURLOUGHS
As previously reported, the State is forced to implement a state worker furlough plan due to the emergency economic environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. UTCA had initially learned that starting Monday July 6, 2020, most NJDOT projects were in jeopardy of being shut down due to the planned furlough of employees critical to the construction program.
Upon learning of this dire threat to our industry, UTCA immediately began working directly with Commissioner Scaccetti to educate the Murphy Administration team that furloughing NJDOT employees active on the Department’s construction projects would not produce savings to the State Budget, and would in fact cause tremendous economic damage to the construction industry and NJDOT.
After deliberating the facts, the Murphy team agreed to work with Commissioner Scaccetti to avoid shutting down the Department’s projects.
Other Updates
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- NJ Turnpike and NJ Transit are not currently affected
- NJ Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards - projects relying on inspections may be affected for a short time due to delayed inspections
- NJ Infrastructure Bank construction projects will not be disrupted however, the NJ I-Bank anticipates the possibility of a few days of delay regarding processing the monthly reimbursement payments to counties and municipalities.
UTCA thanks Commissioner Scaccetti for her efforts and the Murphy Administration for their cooperation regarding this issue.
