Event

Roundtable in Atlanta on 21st Century American Infrastructure Needs

Georgia Institute of Technology, Peachtree Room of the Georgia Tech Student Center, 350 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

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0 Tuesday, June 09, 2015 @ 09:30 | Contact: Jim Billimoria 202-225-9446

Chairman Shuster, Members of Congress from Georgia, GDOT, and business leaders from Coca-Cola, UPS, and the Georgia Ports Authority will participate in this roundtable meeting in Atlanta to discuss the region’s infrastructure, its importance to the economy, and the need for legislation that improves the nation’s highways, bridges, and other transportation systems.  The roundtable will examine such issues as the national freight network and Atlanta’s role in that network; the federal role in ensuring a cohesive, efficient, national transportation network; and how the federal government can improve and streamline infrastructure programs to help ensure the transportation network meets the needs of our economy.  The Transportation Committee continues to develop legislation to fund highway, bridge, and transit improvements; a bill to modernize the U.S. aviation system; and other infrastructure initiatives for Congressional action later this year.  
Participants:

- U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA), Chairman, U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall (GA-07), Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (GA-14)
- U.S. Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12)
- Georgia Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Meg Pirkle
- Georgia Ports Authority Senior Director Jamie McCurry
- Coca-Cola Vice President of Supply Chain and Transportation Michael Broaders
- UPS Vice President of Network Operations Matthew J. Connelly

Paid parking in the Student Center Parking Deck is located next door at 391 Ferst Drive

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