SANTA FE MEDIA ADVISORY

SANTA FE MOTORISTS LOSE MORE THAN $2,000 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:

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 10:00 MST
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: ++13017158592,,82968799647#,,,,*523454#
Or Telephone: +1 301 715 8592
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MST.

WHAT:

The average driver in the Santa Fe metro area loses $2,020 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 Tuesday 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, economic development, highway safety, the impact of COVID-19 on vehicle travel trends and transportation funding in the Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe urban areas and statewide.

A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for the Santa Fe area will also be posted on the TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. MST on January 25.

WHO:

New Mexico State Senator Michael Padilla

New Mexico State Representative Rebecca Dow

Mayor Gregg Hull, City of Rio Rancho

Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP

CONTACT:

Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)

Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)