Boise Media Advisory – March 19, 2026

BOISE MEDIA ADVISORY

BOISE AREA MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $1,700 PER YEAR ON ROADS THAT ARE ROUGH, CONGESTED AND LACK SOME SAFETY FEATURES

Local speakers join national research group for virtual news conference to release report examining Maryland road and bridge conditions, congestion, safety and funding.

WHEN:

Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. MDT
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: +16469313860,,83662268576#,,,,*358297#
Or Telephone: +1 301 715 8592
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MDT

WHAT:

The average driver in the Boise area loses $1,651 annually as a result of driving on roads that are deteriorated, congested, and that lack some desirable safety features, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC.

Local speakers will join TRIP at a virtual news conference on Thursday to highlight the report’s findings. The report, “Idaho Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, traffic congestions, and transportation funding statewide and in the Boise, Coeur d’Alene and Idaho Falls urban areas.

WHO:

Bobbi-Jo Meuleman, President & CEO, Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)