Transportation

Exit 49 stakeholders warn against gridlock

CONCORD, N.C. — New lanes on Interstate 85 have made it easier to get to exit 49, the main access point for Concord Mills and the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

But once you get off the exit and onto Concord Mills Boulevard, traffic is a different story.

Exit 49 is the busiest in the state, averaging more than 40,000 cars a day.

Issues:Transportation

April 23, 2014

US lawmakers discuss attack at Los Angeles airport

CONCORD -- Exit 49 stakeholders continued their push for road and infrastructure improvements Monday, meeting with a U.S. congressman and warning that traffic gridlock could choke off the area’s economic success.

Issues:Economy and JobsTransportation

March 28, 2014

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- U.S. lawmakers pressed airport and security officials Friday about problems responding to the Los Angeles International Airport shooting last year and said the incident illuminated similar gaps that needed to be addressed at airports across the nation.

Congressman Richard Hudson Honored for Strong Support of U.S. Airport Industry

March 25, 2014

WASHINGTON— Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) today announced that Congressman Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) is the recipient of the 2014 ACI-NA Commissioners Congressional Leadership Award, in recognition of his support of the U.S. airport industry.

Hudson Applauds Introduction of TSA Reform Bill in U.S. Senate

December 20, 2013

Today U.S. Representative Richard Hudson released the following statement following the announcement that U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced companion legislation to H.R. 2719, the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, a bill authored by Rep. Hudson that unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives, 416 – 0 earlier this month.

Hudson's Bipartisan TSA Reform Bill Passes U.S. House of Representatives

December 3, 2013

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2719, the Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, a bill authored by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08).

Hudson Statement on Memorial Service for TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez

November 18, 2013

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after attending a memorial service for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer Gerardo Hernandez:

Transportation Security Chairman Hudson Statement on LAX Shooting

November 2, 2013

U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-08), Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, released the following statement after today's tragic shooting at Los Angeles International Airport:

Hudson's bipartisan efforts are to be applauded

October 31, 2013

Congressman Richard Hudson deserves a pat on the back after his Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act received unanimous bipartisan support by the House Homeland Security Committee. Co-sponsors included lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.