TDOT’s New Marshall County Employees on the Job
Thursday, April 29, 2010 | 08:00am
New Hires Funded Through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Initiative
NASHVILLE – Thirty Marshall County citizens hit the roads Monday, April 26 as new employees of the Tennessee Department of Transportation. On April 7, Governor Phil Bredesen outlined a plan to use federal Recovery Act funds to reduce unemployment in Marshall County by putting a total of 175 people back to work. These 30 newly-hired TDOT workers are among the first to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Governor’s plan.
“TDOT has worked quickly to hire, train and place dozens of Marshall County citizens on the job,” said Bredesen. “These new jobs, along with others outlined in the plan, should begin to ease some of the strain caused by the economic downturn in Marshall County.”
TDOT received applications on Tuesday, April 20 and conducted interviews and hired 30 new highway maintenance workers on Wednesday, April 21. The new TDOT employees began work on Thursday, April 22 and received two days of new employee and safety training.
“We welcome the opportunity to provide quick relief to some of Marshall County’s unemployed,” said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. “We are pleased to have on board these new highway maintenance workers who will perform duties in District 34 that are essential to TDOT’s core mission.”
The newly-hired highway maintenance workers will work throughout TDOT’s District 34, which includes Marshall, Rutherford, Bedford, Moore and Lincoln Counties. Some of the activities that will be performed by the new employees include litter pickup, tree and vegetation removal, mowing, graffiti removal, culvert cleaning, painting and fence repairs.
TDOT is working now to hire employees for the remaining positions supported under the plan. Marshall County residents must meet certain income and asset requirements to be eligible for these positions. Interested individuals should contact the Tennessee Career Center in Lewisburg at 931-359-9726 for more information.
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