Frederick/Hagerstown Media Advisory – March 11, 2026

FREDERICK/HAGERSTOWN MEDIA ADVISORY

FREDERICK/HAGERSTOWN AREA MOTORISTS LOSE MORE THAN $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 Maryland road and bridge conditions, congestion, safety and funding.

WHEN:

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: + 13126266799,,82593453003#,,,,*682603#
Or Telephone: + 1 301 715 8592
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

WHAT:

The average driver in the Frederick/Hagerstown area loses $1,933 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 Wednesday to highlight the report’s findings. The report, “Maryland Transportation by the Numbers: Providing a Modern, Sustainable Transportation System in the Old Line State,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, traffic congestion, and transportation funding statewide and in the Baltimore and Frederick/Hagerstown urban areas and the Maryland DC suburbs.

WHO:

Jim Kercheval, Executive Director, Greater Hagerstown Committee

Tyler Zeisloft, Executive Director, Visit Harford

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)