Civilian flaggers cost state more cash: Mass. to pay $54/hour for Route 128 workers
By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. and Alan Burke
Staff Writers
http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_081183507.html
DANVERS — When the state changed the law to let civilian flaggers work traffic details, it was expected to save money.
It’s hard to see where there will be savings, however, on the three-year project to widen Route 128, which begins this spring.
The state will pay $53.81 an hour for civilians to direct traffic on some roads, according to contract documents. That’s almost $10 per hour more than it will be paying for police officers to do the same work…
