VDOT job cuts hit construction and planning (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Layoff notices that started going to about 600 Virginia Department of Transportation employees yesterday primarily affect those who do the work that has been hardest hit by the agency’s budget crunch: construction and planning. Faced with a $2.6 billion revenue shortfall, VDOT has cut about $2 billion in road building from its six-year plan, canceling or delaying 800 projects. The job cuts …