Media Advisory
Successful Highway 17 Safety Program Wins Three-Year Extension
News from the
Santa Cruz Area California Highway Patrol
and the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways
(SAFE)
For Immediate Release: December 12, 2002
WHAT:
Press conference co-hosted by the California Highway Patrol, Santa Cruz County Regional
Transportation Commission (SCCRTC), the Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC) Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE)
WHEN:
Monday, Dec. 16, 2002
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WHY:
To announce new funding agreement by the SCCRTC and MTC SAFE to extend the "Safe on
17"/Highway 17 Safety Corridor project for another three years
WHERE:
Summit of Highway 17, in the Santa Cruz mountains
Adjacent to Nonno’s Restaurant
23123 Santa Cruz Highway
Los Gatos, Calif.
WHO:
- Linda Wilshusen, Executive Director, SCCRTC
- Jeff Almquist, Supervisor, Santa Cruz County, and Commissioner, SCCRTC
- John McLemore, Councilmember, City of Santa Clara, and Commissioner, MTC SAFE
- Sam Courtney, Public Affairs Officer, California Highway Patrol, Santa Cruz
Area
- Les Bishop, Public Affairs Officer, California Highway Patrol, San Jose Area
CONTACT:
Sam Courtney, Santa Cruz Area CHP, 831.662.0511
Les Bishop, San Jose Area CHP, 408.467.5400
Linda Lee, MTC SAFE, 510.817.5825
Note to editors: To arrange a ride-along after the press conference,
please contact Sam Courtney (831.662.0511) or Les Bishop (408.467.5400) prior to the
event.
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