HARRISBURG – Sen. Judy Ward (R-30), chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, is holding a public hearing to collect testimony on Rural Crossroads of Infrastructure and Economy on Wednesday, May 28, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Railroaders Memorial Museum, 3rd Floor, located on 9th Ave., Altoona.
The hearing will highlight the state of infrastructure – highways and bridges, freight and passenger rail and airports – in rural Pennsylvania and its impact on the rural economy.
Participants will include the following:
- Dr. Ron Darbeau, Penn State Altoona,
- Steve McKnight, Blair County Alliance,
- Hon. Mike Carroll, secretary of Transportation,
- Hon. Rick Siger, secretary of Community and Economic Development,
- Dr. Kyle Kopko, Center for Rural Pennsylvania,
- Tommy Nagle, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau,
- Margaret Clark, Amtrak,
- Loni Martz Briner, Keystone State Railroad Association,
- Tracy Plessinger, Altoona-Blair County Airport
- David Heath, Aerium.
Watch live at transportation.pasenategop.com or www.facebook.com/SenJudyWard.
CONTACT: Nolan Ritchie, 717-787-5490