House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.), Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.), and freshman Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) will share their perspectives May 30 on the pending surface transportation reauthorization bill during the 2012 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington, D.C., “fly-in.”  All three are members of the highway/transit bill conference committee.

More than 400 transportation construction industry executives — including contractors, engineers, traffic safety professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, public officials and union members — are expected to descend on Capitol Hill as part of May 30-31 annual TCC event, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).  They will meet with members of Congress and their staffs to urge final support of the overdue transportation bill.

The details on the TCC Fly-In are as follows:

WHO: Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.)

Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.)

Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.)

WHAT: Progress report on the surface transportation bill conference committee negotiations.

WHEN: Rep. Mica: Wednesday, May 30, 2:30 p.m., EST

Rep. Ribble, Wednesday, May 30, 3:30 p.m., EST

Rep. Rahall: Wednesday, May 30, 4:30 p.m., EST

WHERE: The Marriott Metro Center, Grand Ballroom, 775 12^th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Source: American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)