Yup. Pennsylvania is a textbook case of this bait and switch. We have the crappiest roads in the nation and one of the highest gas taxes. When Penndot gets around to fixing a pot hole, there are at least four people standing around for everyone actually working; all making a union wage for doing what most states which employ non-union labor do for roughly double the minimum wage without the standing around.
The strangest thing about PA is that they are really good at putting up orange barrels. I80 and I70 will often be cut down to single lane traffic for 20 miles or so, with no sign of any road work occurring. The barrels will stay there for weeks or months for reasons unknown.