State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti has estimated to industry groups that the agency will need to add more than 300 full-time employees and consultants to its staff of about 3,500 in order to handle the new funding, and as much as $1 billion in additional grants over the next five years from a separate federal grant program. A spokesperson for the department told CT Examiner on Thursday that the agency has been preparing since August to handle the enormous influx of money, but would not respond directly to Schubert’s criticisms.
Industry Official Raises Doubts About DOT Ability to Handle Wave of Federal Funding