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David Thomas: “Well, of course, in order to have summer construction, it is necessary that now the Transportation Department be able to…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
Well, of course, in order to have summer construction, it is necessary that now the Transportation Department be able to know what their funds are going to be, what their ability to contract will be, so that they can do it very soon, so that these contractors can get in place in April and begin to work for a longer summer. If they have not gotten the contract until late in the summer, they are all faced with a couple of months of work, and they go into winter, which they cannot do. Seasonal is very important. We have a chance to take advantage of the summer construction system now.
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David Thomas
New York
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Discussing the importance of timely funding for summer construction projects.

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