Municipal and county administrators are weighing the decision by the state to suspend, at least temporarily, paving contracts temporarily in light of skyrocketing costs for paving materials.

In Bangor, City Engineer Jim Ring said Wednesday he was not yet certain how the DOT's decision will affect state-funded paving projects administered by the city.

Ring said the city opened bids Wednesday afternoon on two locally administered DOT projects

"These are MDOT projects we have designed, advertised and will administer, as we have done with numerous local MDOT projects in the past. This approach has provided faster delivery and cost savings. There is a local match, usually around 15 percent, and the rest is federal and state money."