Ten-Year Plan to Begin Legislative Review

Concord, NH - Every two years the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) begins a process that reviews New Hampshire’s transportation needs and develops a plan that efficiently utilizes the available funding to maintain and improve the systems throughout the state. 

In September and October, the NHDOT, in conjunction with the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT), which is made up of the five Executive Councilors and the Commissioner of the NHDOT, held 24 public hearings at locations throughout the state. GACIT incorporated public comments and then submitted the draft Ten-Year Plan to Governor Sununu for review. 

In the draft Ten-Year Plan, GACIT and the Governor worked to fully fund 32 new congestion mitigation projects for multimodal and electric vehicle charging systems, advanced the engineering efforts for the New Castle NH 1B Causeway, identified specific Corridors to be studied by the Department to manage those areas more proactively, and adjusted Turnpike funding to allow the I-293 Exit 6 & 7 projects to be completed within the draft 2025-2034 Ten-Year Plan years. Further changes incorporated in the plan include additional funding for transit capital projects/bus purchases, Statewide Transportation Demand Management, and additional support to regional mobility management and services, as well as funding to complete several rail trail projects that were currently underfunded within the Ten-Year Plan. These changes related directly to feedback that was received during the Ten-Year Plan hearings to do more to support community transportation/transit opportunities. 

Governor Sununu has submitted the plan to the Legislature for review, discussion, and adoption.  Work will begin in the House in the Public Works & Highways Committee, then move to the Senate before final adoption, which is anticipated in June 2024.