ODOT explains how $4 million in trash pickup could be better spent

LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Transportation is spending an average of $4 million per year on trash pickup, according to the agency.ODOT Public Information Officer Matt Bruning said in the last 10 years, ODOT crews have collected more than 3.8 million bags of trash, totaling $40 million dollars."As the ODOT Press Secretary, that's frustrating for me knowing there's a lot of other things [workers] could be doing," he said. "As a taxpayer in Ohio, it ticks me off."Instead of spendi