#DriveBetterRoads: AGC Launches New Education, Advertising and Social Media Campaign to Boost Federal Highway Funding Visit www.DriveBetterRoads.org Today!

On Tuesday, AGC launched a new nationwide advertising and education campaign to push for a boost in federal transportation spending called #DriveBetterRoads.  The new effort is designed to help commuters and shippers understand how much they benefit from federal highway investments.  The campaign is also focused on making sure these commuters and shippers understand that they can and should play a key role in pushing Washington to find a way to pay for road and bridge repairs for the long term.  Congress and the Obama administration must figure out a way to fund needed highway and transit repairs before current legislation, and the federal funding that comes with it, expires on May 31.

Dale Stubblefield, vice president of Arlington, Texas-based Austin Bridge & Road announced the new campaign while hosting former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood at a local highway construction project his firm is performing, saying the economic benefits of investing in infrastructure are significant.  He noted that the I-30 managed toll lanes project that he and former Secretary LaHood visited employs dozens of workers and relies on suppliers from throughout Texas and the country.  He added that highway projects do much more than support jobs, but that improving roads and bridges cuts commuting times so families can spend less money on gas and time in traffic.  Stubblefield also noted that fixing transportation infrastructure can help lower shipping costs and, in turn, lower the cost of the goods and services people purchase.

In addition, AGC is urging people to share pictures of bad traffic, poor road conditions and aging bridges by Tweeting them out with the common hashtag #DriveBetterRoads.  AGC is also urging commuters and shippers to visit www.DriveBetterRoads.org to learn more about the value of the highway program and send a letter to their members of Congress urging them to support federal highway investments. 

For more information, please contact Brynn Huneke at brynn.huneke@agc.org or (703) 837-5376.  Return to Top