THE ROAD AHEAD LIVESTREAM SERIES:
The Road Ahead: Is There a Price Tag on Safe, Resilient Roads?
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH 2023 at 2:00 PM (EDT)
Since it was passed by Congress in 2021 the IIJA has pledged to fund $621 billion of spending on transportation infrastructure, including $115 billion toward highways and roads. Where and how should this money be most effectively invested?
In the next edition of our The Road Ahead Livestream Series, we are joined by the American Highway Users Alliance to discuss current legislation and how data can influence budget allocation to build safer, more efficient highways of the future.
The impact of failed infrastructure is vast – economically, and socially. If data can identify preventative solutions, this knowledge could pinpoint priorities and influence decision-making to build a resilient network.
Andrew Stasiowski, President and CEO of American Highway Users Alliance, and Ryland Potter, WDM USA’s Vice President, discuss examples of infrastructure failures, as well as the recent disruption of I-95 in Philadelphia, which uniquely had solid contingency plans. Ironically, on American highways the wise words of revered Philadelphian Benjamin Franklin are still most appropriate, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
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Interactive polls and attendee Q&A
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Meet our Experts:
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Ryland Potter A Fulbright Scholar with more than 15 years’ experience as an international consultant to corporate, non-profit, and government organizations, Ryland joined WDM USA in 2018 with the goal of working with transportation authorities to significantly reduce the 30,000+ annual fatalities on US roads. She regularly presents on how transportation authorities can proactively reduce risk and make roads safer for all road users, including through continuous friction measurement and pavement friction management. |
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Andrew Stasiowski The American Highway Users Alliance is a nonprofit 501 (c)(6) advocacy organization serving as the united voice of the transportation community promoting safe, uncongested highways and enhanced freedom of mobility. Our history of successful advocacy since 1932 has represented the interests of millions of highway users and businesses who move America’s goods and services.
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