BATON ROUGE AREA MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $2,300 PER YEAR ON ROADS THAT
ARE DETERIORATED, CONGESTED & LACK SOME NEEDED SAFETY FEATURES
Local speakers join national transportation research nonprofit in review of
road & bridge conditions, congestion, safety
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
WHERE:
Baton Rouge Area Chamber
564 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
WHAT:
The average driver in in the Baton Rouge area loses $2,291 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 Tuesday to highlight the report’s findings and discuss possible solutions.
The report, Louisiana 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, and transportation funding in the Baton Rouge area and statewide. In addition to statewide data that examines Louisiana’s transportation system as a whole, the TRIP report includes regional data for the Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans and Shreveport areas.
WHO:
Randy Cangelosi, Baton Rouge Area Chamber Chairman of the Board Partner, Kean Miller
Tommy Faucheux, Southeast U.S. State Government Affairs Leader, Dow Chemical
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly, Associate Director of Research & Communication, TRIP
CONTACT:
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly (TRIP) 703-801-9212 (cell)
Rocky Moretti (TRIP) 202-262-0714 (cell)