NEW HAVEN MOTORISTS LOSE NEARLY $2,100 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 Connecticut’s road and bridge conditions, congestion and safety.
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
Virtual news conference – Click Here for Zoom Web Conference
Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592,,82324534170#
Or Telephone: 301.715.8592
Report available on TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
WHAT:
The average driver in the New Haven area loses $2,087 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, “Transportation’s Vital Role in Connecticut’s Recovery,” examines road and bridge conditions, congestion, economic development, highway safety, and transportation funding in the Bridgeport-Stamford, Hartford and New Haven urban areas and statewide.
A link to a video containing TRIP spokesperson comments on the report’s findings for the New Haven area will also be posted on the TRIP website at 10:00 a.m. EDT on March 16.
WHO:
Senator Will Haskell, Senate Chairman, Connecticut General Assembly Transportation Committee
Mayor Michael Passero, City of New London
Amy Parmenter, Manager of Public and Government Affairs, AAA Allied Group
Kevin Grigg, Executive Committee Member, Connecticut Business & Industry Association
President & CEO, Fuss & O’Neill Inc.
Rocky Moretti, Director of Policy & Research, TRIP
CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti – TRIP | 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP | 703.801.9212 (cell)