N.C. DOT plans about 500 layoffs in wake of storms, Map Act settlements
(World News USA)

RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to lay off hundreds of temporary and contractual workers statewide to help cover the costs of repairing roads damaged by hurricanes and other harsh weather and to settle lawsuits - many in Forsyth County - related to a 30-year-old law that was declared unconstitutional. The layoffs will hit a wide variety of workers, including laborers who patch pot holes, inspectors on construction sites and contractors who review highway plans. The exact number was not clear Tuesday, but Bobby Lewis, NCDOT´s chief operating officer, said the department is reviewing more than 1,000 positions to see which ones it can do without for a while. `We´re looking...