Long Island Media Advisory – January 12, 2022

LONG ISLAND MEDIA ADVISORY

LONG ISLAND MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $3,200 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 York road and bridge conditions, congestion, safety and funding.

WHEN:

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592,,86831392581#,,,,*079214#
Or Telephone: +1-301-715-8592; Webinar ID: 868 3139 2581
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EST.

WHAT:

The average driver in Long Island loses $3,192 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, “New York 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Binghamton, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York-Newark-Jersey City, Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica urban areas and statewide.

A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for Long Island will also be posted on the TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EST on January 12.

WHO:

Cheryl Rice, Director of External Relations, Long Island Contractors Association (LICA)

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)