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Description

Public works agencies across the U.S. have been impacted by the steps taken to control the spread of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. This session shares how agencies have been impacted and the steps taken to address those impacts. Results of interviews before and after the 2020-21 winter will be presented, which determined the impact of budget changes, furlough programs, hiring freezes, social distancing, and quarantine guidelines. One of the major themes in the initial interviews was uncertainty as to what exactly the impacts would be. It was unknown, for example, whether plow operators would be among the first to receive vaccines when available. Many had taken steps to reduce the size of working teams, to limit impacts in case of infections, but all were considering how to handle operations if they lost a sizeable portion of their operations staff during winter due to the virus.

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Track(s)

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  Leadership & Workforce Solutions

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Learning Objectives

After attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Describe the various challenges that agencies faced due to the COVID pandemic for their winter maintenance programs.
• List the methods that agencies used to address these challenges.
• Present these solutions for the benefit of their own agencies.

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Additional Info

Session Evaluation:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XMYQ6GN