Cost to Motorists
The state's Interstate Highway System saves the average New Hampshire resident $2,541 per year -- $3.3 billion statewide -- in reduced accident costs such as medical expenses and lost productivity, the value of saved time and fuel, and reduced apparel, food, housing and transportation costs.
- By reducing travel times, the Interstate system saves each New Hampshire resident 68 hours of travel time annually – 88 million hours statewide.
- New Hampshire's Interstate system annually reduces statewide motor fuel consumption by 42 million gallons.
- Consumer costs have been significantly lowered by the Interstate Highway System. The cost of transporting goods has been reduced because the time it takes to make trips has been decreased.
- Motor vehicle crashes cost New Hampshire over $1 billion per year, $820 for each resident, in medical costs, lost productivity, travel delays, workplace costs, insurance costs and legal costs.
- Driving on roads in need of repair costs New Hampshire motorists $297 million a year in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs – $302 per motorist.
