MONTGOMERY 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 9:30 a.m. CST

WHERE:
Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
41 Commerce Street
Montgomery, Alabama

WHAT:
The average driver in in the Montgomery area loses $1,339 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, Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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:
Mayor Todd Strange, City of Montgomery
Commissioner Elton Dean, Montgomery County Commission
Willie Durham, Chairman, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce
Drew Harrell, Executive Director, Alliance for Alabama’s Infrastructure
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly, Associate Director of Research & Communication, TRIP

CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti (TRIP) 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly (TRIP) 703.801.9212 (cell)