The second annual Rally for Roads event will take place Tuesday, March 20, at 11 a.m. on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The Rally, co-hosted by NRMCA, is being held to stress the importance of Congress needing to pass a long-term, fully funded surface transportation reauthorization bill. The Rally will feature employees from all facets of the road construction industry, including materials providers, road pavers, highway users, labor organizations, safety groups, and equipment manufacturers and dealers. Members of Congress will also address the crowd of industry workers, with the media covering the event.
Co-hosting with NRMCA is:
1) American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA);
2) Associated Equipment Distributors (AED);
3) Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM);
4) Associated General Contractors of America (AGC);
5) American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA);
6) American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA);
7) American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE);
8) American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA);
9) Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI);
10) National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA);
11) Portland Cement Association (PCA);
12) International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA);
13) National Association of Manufacturers (NAM); and
14) US Chamber of Commerce.
The Rally for Roads will be held on the 15th Street panel between 14th and 15th Street NW, one block east of the Washington Monument between Madison Dr., NW, and Jefferson Dr., SW. NRMCA asks that anyone planning to attend to be on site by 10 a.m. wearing hard hats and your usual work clothes.
To register or for more information about the Rally for Roads please visit www.RallyforRoads.com or contact NRMCA’s Kerri Leininger at 240-485-1159 or kleininger@nrmca.org.
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