ANNISTON-OXFORD-GADSDEN AREA MOTORISTS LOSE MORE THAN $1,300 PER YEAR ON ROADS THAT ARE DETERIORATED, CONGESTED & LACK SOME SAFETY FEATURES
Local speakers join national research group in review of road & bridge conditions, congestion, safety
WHEN:
Monday, February 25, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. CST
WHERE:
Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
1330 Quintard Avenue
Anniston, Alabama
WHAT:
The average driver in in the Anniston-Oxford-Gadsden area loses $1,301 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 on Monday to highlight the report’s findings and discuss possible solutions.
The report, Anniston-Oxford-Gadsden Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the Region’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility, examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, and transportation funding in the Anniston-Oxford-Gadsden area. In addition to a statewide report that examines Alabama’s transportation system as a whole, TRIP will also release regional reports with data for the Anniston-Oxford-Gadsden, Birmingham, Florence, Decatur-Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa urban areas.
WHO:
Commissioner Lee Patterson, Calhoun County
Brian Rosenbalm, County Engineer, Calhoun County
Greg Brown, Board Member, Alliance for Alabama’s Infrastructure
Rocky Moretti, Director of Research & Policy, TRIP
CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti (TRIP) 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly (TRIP) 703.801.9212 (cell)