Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Media Advisory – July 23, 2024

KALAMAZOO-BATTLE CREEK MEDIA ADVISORY

NEW REPORT EXAMINES MICHIGAN ROAD & BRIDGE CONDITIONS, CONGESTION, TRAFFIC SAFETY & FUNDING NEEDS; KALAMAZOO-BATTLE CREEK MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $1,900 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 Michigan road and bridge conditions, congestion, safety and funding.

WHEN:

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
One-tap mobile: +19292056099,,87463623157#,,,,*158450#
Telephone: +1 929 205 6099
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. ET.

WHAT:

The average driver in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek area loses $1,872 annually as a result of driving on roads that are deteriorated, congested, and that lack some desirable safety features. This is according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC.

The TRIP report, “Keeping Michigan Mobile: Providing a Modern, Sustainable Transportation System in the Great Lake State,” finds that while Michigan has used additional state and federal transportation funding to improve its transportation system in recent years, the state still faces a significant transportation funding gap, which could be even higher if maintenance is deferred and repairs become more costly over time.

Local speakers will join TRIP at a virtual news conference on Tuesday to highlight findings of the report, which examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, and highway safety statewide and in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Lansing, Muskegon, Saginaw-Bay City-Midland and Traverse City urban areas.

WHO:

Ed Noyola, Chief Deputy & Legislative Director
County Road Association of Michigan

Rob Coppersmith, Executive Vice President
Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research
TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)