Marking “Stand Up for Transportation Day,” the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) and the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) will hold a news conference and rally on April 9, at 1 p.m. to call for passage of a long-term federal transportation bill to secure funding for transportation infrastructure needs in Nevada.
Stand Up for Transportation Day news conference where local leaders will pledge their support for a long-term federal transportation bill to assist in funding a shortfall in infrastructure needs statewide, to include projects in Southern Nevada, over the next 20 years.
In addition to the RTC’s news conference in Las Vegas, the transportation agencies of Northern Nevada, including the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, the Carson Area Metro Planning Organization and the Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization and Transportation District will hold a similar rally at 2 p.m. in Carson City.
Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Stand Up for Transportation Day will unite the voices of 216 participating organizations in more than 140 communities across the country to focus on the urgency of passing a long-term, federal transportation bill. The current federal transportation funding bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), will expire on May 31. Without a long-term federal transportation funding bill, future projects to build critically needed transportation infrastructure and transit facilities in Nevada may be in jeopardy.
