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January 5, 2007

Oregon hopes bridge repairs can launch diverse workforce

  • ODOT's goal is to have 14 percent women and 14 percent minorities working on the $1.3 billion program by the time it ends in 2012.

    • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — State officials say Oregon can train a generation of skilled workers, including women and minorities, as it pushes to rebuild and repair hundreds of bridges.

    The Legislature in 2003 approved an ambitious program to fix cracking bridges, setting aside $1.3 billion for work on 365 state bridges over a decade.


     
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