Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. talking points, July 11, 2005

u. \)oP£ of Talking Points ^ . Governor Ehrlich — C»iJ CrtJTO Intercounty Connector: State Preferred Alternative Announcement _ 1 _ _ (TJ •'WT^Pia.TjcaJ 1 V "TTlELLO EVERYONE. THANKS BOB [SEC. FLANAGAN WILL INTRODUCE YOU]. WELCOME. [ЧА QdL. • WE HAVE REACHED A MAJOR MILESTONE IN (WILtST**. TRANSPORTATION PI ANNING IN THF, STATE OF MARYLAND. . TODAY, THANKS TO A LOT OF HARD WORK AND Sffrrt.- COOPERATION. WE ARE. PREPARED TO ANNOUNCE THE ^lO-TbWA» STATE-PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE /УтСР/оггЛ. inteRCOUNTY CONNECTOR. ICC. Foil XL c - - - . MAKING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MEANS WE ARE ONE out. DNS*. STEP CLOSER TO KEEPING OUR PROMISE TO BUILD THE S-Ttf СшЪЬР- ICC. • WE NEED THE ICC, BUT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THAT. 0 <//*5 Sam-s $ол-Т Of T>*- bJOtsr TWta A'J -Tut- ^ATisiJ о c A RECENT STUDY BY THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE, FOUND THAT WASHINGTON AREA RESIDENTS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF SIXTY-NINE HOURS A YEAR IN TRAFFIC JAMS-THAT’S ALMOST NINE WORKDAYS A YEAR WASTED IN TRAFFIC CONGESTION. THE TTI STUDY LABELED WASHINGTON REGION TRAFFIC AS THE THIRD- WORST TRAFFIC IN THE NATION.