BOWLING MEDIA ADVISORY

BOWLING GREEN AREA MOTORISTS LOSE MORE THAN $1,500 PER YEAR ON ROADS THAT ARE ROUGH, CONGESTED AND LACK SOME DESIRABLE SAFETY FEATURES

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

WHEN:

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 8:30 CST
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592,,81939180408#,,,,*604305#
Or Telephone: +1 301 715 8592; Webinar ID: 819 3918 0408
Report available on TRIP website at 8:30 a.m. CST.

WHAT:

The average driver in the Bowling Green urban area loses $1,521 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 Tuesday to highlight the report’s findings. The report, “Kentucky 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, the impact of COVID-19 on vehicle travel trends and transportation funding in the Bowling Green, Lexington, Louisville, Northern Kentucky and Owensboro urban areas and statewide.

A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for the Bowling Green area will also be posted on the TRIP website at 8:30 a.m. CST on February 15.

WHO:

Jennifer Kirchner, Executive Director, Kentuckians for Better Transportation

John Cox, Director of Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber

Shellie Hampton, Director of Government Affairs, Kentucky Association of Counties

Frank Jemley III, Executive Director, Kentucky Association of Manufacturers

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)