Local speakers join national research group in review of North Carolina’s surface transportation infrastructure needs.

WHEN:
10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 11

WHERE:
North Carolina Chamber
701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 400
Raleigh, North Carolina

WHAT:
A new report to be released by TRIP examines Raleigh and North Carolina road and bridge conditions, travel trends, traffic congestion, highway safety, transportation funding, and the status of needed transportation improvements. Local speakers will join TRIP, a Washington-DC based transportation research organization, on Thursday to highlight the report’s findings and discuss possible solutions.

The report, Keeping North Carolina Mobile: Progress and Challenges in Providing an Efficient, Safe and Well-maintained Transportation System, examines the impact of recent transportation funding legislation and documents the current and future funding shortfall faced by NCDOT.

WHO:
Lew Ebert, President & CEO, North Carolina Chamber
Joe Milazzo, Executive Director, Regional Transportation Alliance
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly, Associate Director of Research & Communication, TRIP

CONTACT:
Rocky Moretti – TRIP 202.262.0714 (cell)
Carolyn Bonifas Kelly – TRIP 703.801.9212 (cell)