OKLAHOMA CITY MEDIA ADVISORY
OKLAHOMA CITY AREA MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $2,600 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 the condition, use and funding of Oklahoma’s transportation network.
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. CDT
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592,,86400155844#,,,,*242764#
Or Telephone: +1 301 715 8592
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. CDT
WHAT:
The average driver in the Oklahoma City area loses $2,571 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, “Oklahoma Transportation By The Numbers: Providing a Modern, Efficient Transportation Network in the Sooner State,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, traffic congestions, and transportation funding statewide and in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa urban areas.
WHO:
Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP
Brent Skarky, Senior Vice President of Communications & Marketing, The State Chamber of Oklahoma
Bobby Stem, Executive Director, Association of Oklahoma General Contractors
CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)