‘York County Community Action Corporation has been awarded $479,674 to provide support transit service for workers in the Sanford region to and from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The pilot service will include the creation of an innovative worker/driver program, through which PNS employees will be trained and employed by YCCAC to operate the vehicles.
Sanford is home to the largest number of Shipyard employees of any community in southern Maine,” said Tom Reinauer, Director of Transportation, YCCAC. “Hopefully, this new service will also help in the shipyard’s recruitment efforts by providing another convenient option for traveling to and from work.”
“Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is pleased to see the establishment of another transportation alternative for our workforce in southern Maine,” said Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Commander Captain Michael Oberdorf. “Increasing the options available to our employees is a key strategy for reducing traffic and congestion in the community and the installation.”
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