Today, Congressman Michael C. Burgess (TX-26), in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation, hosted the 4^th Annual 26^th Congressional District Transportation Summit. The event highlighted local, state and federal transportation experts and was devoted to discussing and improving transportation throughout North Texas and was hosted at the Texas Motor Speedway.

“As we all know, our transportation system has a direct and significant impact on the daily lives of all Americans,” said Congressman Michael Burgess. “There is no doubt that the United States has benefited greatly from our current network, but we have entered a traffic circle of sorts in deciding how best to advance our system.”

The event’s opening remarks were given by Congressman Michael Burgess; Ric Williamson, Chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission; and Bill Thornton, President and CEO, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce.

This year’s summit included presentations from Tarrant, Denton and Cooke county transportation leaders. The panels included highways, transit and new to the summit, aviation issues. The special guest was Joseph Guzzo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. The event, hosted annually, has continues to present creative and innovative solutions to new transportation dilemmas.

“The North Texas region provides state and local officials with some of the greatest transportation mobility challenges nationwide, so I consider it the best incubator for new ideas to improve the system,” said Congressman Michael Burgess.