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May 20, 2021

Buttigieg reinstates local hiring program for public works construction projects

  • The Obama-era pilot program aims to aid minority and disadvantaged people; the AGC says it will increase construction costs and reduce bidders.
    • By HOPE YEN and ASHRAF KHALIL
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday reinstated an Obama-era pilot program that aims to aid minority and disadvantaged people by ensuring local hiring for public works construction projects, reversing a decision by the Trump administration.

    Buttigieg made the announcement after touring the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, a decades-old span across the Anacostia River that's undergoing a massive reconstruction. The bridge project was launched under the local hiring rules that Buttigieg is bringing back.


     
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