The efficiency of New Hampshire ’s transportation system, particularly its highways, is critical to the health of the state’s economy. Businesses are increasingly reliant on an efficient and reliable transportation system to move products and services. A key component in business efficiency and success is the level and ease of access to customers, markets, materials and workers.

Facts:

• Eighty-nine percent of the $31 billion worth of commodities delivered annually from sites in New Hampshire are transported on the state’s highways.
•  Commercial trucking is projected to increase 56 percent in New Hampshire by 2020.
• Increasingly, companies are looking at the quality of a region’s transportation system when deciding where to re-locate or expand. Regions with congested or poorly maintained roads may see businesses relocate to areas with a smoother, more efficient transportation system.
• Every $1.00 spent on street and highway improvements results in $5.40 in benefits in improved traffic safety, reduced travel delays and reduced vehicle operating costs,  according to the Federal Highway Administration.
• Businesses have responded to improved communications and greater competition by moving from a push-style distribution system, which relies on low-cost movement of bulk commodities and large-scale warehousing, to a pull-style distribution system, which relies on smaller, more strategic and time-sensitive movement of goods.