SANTA FE MEDIA ADVISORY

NEW REPORT EXAMINES NEW MEXICO ROAD & BRIDGE CONDITIONS, CONGESTION, TRAFFIC SAFETY & FUNDING; SANTA FE MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $2,300 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 New Mexico road and bridge conditions, congestion, safety and funding.

WHEN:

Friday, January 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. MST
Virtual news conference Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13052241968,,87422617475#,,,,*038456#
Or Telephone: +1 305 224 1968 Webinar ID: 874 2261 7475
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MST.

WHAT:

The average driver in the Santa Fe area loses $2,289 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 also identifies nearly $6.6 billion in needed transportation projects throughout New Mexico that currently lack sufficient funding to move forward, including $597 million in projects in the Santa Fe area.

Local speakers will join TRIP at a virtual news conference on Friday to highlight the report’s findings. The report, “New Mexico Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the state’s need for safe, smooth and efficient mobility,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, and highway safety statewide and in the Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe urban areas.

WHO:

New Mexico State Senator Michael Padilla
Majority Whip, New Mexico State Senate

New Mexico State Representative Dayan Hochman-Vigil
Chair, New Mexico House of Representatives Transportation, Public Works & Capital Improvements Committee

Shawn Hammer, Quality Control Manager, Fisher Industries
President, Associated Contractors of New Mexico Board of Directors

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)