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A Safer Road
To Tomorrow Newsletter
The newsletter serves
as a public education vehicle, highlighting news
about safety, quality of life and economic
impacts stemming from the conditions of roads
and bridges in New Hampshire. To view our
newsletters, click on the links below.
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highlight road,
highway and bridge conditions
in the state of New Hampshire.
To view our
calendars, click on the links
below.
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ROADS 2006 PHOTO CALENDAR
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ROADS PICTURE BOOKLET
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Publications
Safer Roads DVDs Are Here!
Safer Roads has just
released its 10-minute DVD entitled
“The Right Road to a Sound Future.” This
educational video provides verbal and visual
documentation that makes clear what poor
condition many of New Hampshire’s roads and
bridges are in. The DVD is available for viewing
and downloading from the Safer Roads website; to
reproduce it or use it in any way you need to
get permission first from Safer Roads.
Rebuilding
Our Neglected Roads:
Sooner is Much Cheaper than Later!
 Just
as there’s no free lunch, neither is there a
free ride. And nowhere is this more true than in
the case of
New Hampshire
’s highways and bridges. With each passing year
our roadway infrastructure absorbs millions more
vehicle miles, and quite predictably, with each
passing year the maintenance tab for our
highways and bridges grows larger, both at the
state and municipal level. Yet, the funding for
this rising maintenance remains essentially
flat.
The state’s Ten-Year Highway Plan, which is an
excellent tool for managing our roads and
bridges, is chronically under-funded and it is
estimated that one-third of the plan’s projects
won’t get done.
This 16-page
booklet contains a lot of information, yet
it only scratches the surface of a very large,
statewide problem--our transportation
infrastructure. Please take a few minutes and
leaf through the eye-opening material it
contains. And I also invite you to reflect on
the profound importance of our highway and
bridge system--and on what will happen if we
don’t figure out a more realistic and
responsible financial plan to meet our roads’
and bridges’ needs.
TRIP Press
Conference
Report Card on New Hampshire’s Infrastructure
On March 28th The Road
Information Program (TRIP) released a
report on the condition of
New Hampshire
’s roads and bridges. Councilor Ray
Burton, Public Works Chairman Gene
Chandler and NHDOT Commissioner Carol
Murray spoke of the importance of
maintaining
New Hampshire
’s infrastructure. The report
“highlights the benefits of an
efficient, well-maintained and
adequately funded transportation
system,” said Carol Murray.
Click
on the links below to view the full
report and press release.
TRIP
Report
TRIP
Grading Scale
Press
Release
ASCE
Infrastructure Report 2006
Report Card on New Hampshire’s Infrastructure
In January 2006, the New Hampshire
Section of the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) released a report on NH's
Infrastructure. The report reviewed and
evaluated the condition of many categories such
as aviation, bridges, dams, drinking water,
energy, hazardous waste, mass transit and rail,
navigable waters, roads, schools, solid waste,
and wastewater. The purposes of the report were
to research and evaluate the state's infrastructure
and ultimately educate the public for the need
to invest in our infrastructure. ASCE is a
professional organization that is comprised of
over 137,000 civil engineers and is recognized
as the lead organization for the stewardship of
our nation's infrastructure.
Click on the
link below to view the full report.
ASCE
Report
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Released
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
TRIP Press
Conference
Report Card on New Hampshire’s Infrastructure
On March 28th The Road
Information Program (TRIP) released a
report on the condition of
New Hampshire
’s roads and bridges. Councilor Ray
Burton, Public Works Chairman Gene
Chandler and NHDOT Commissioner Carol
Murray spoke of the importance of
maintaining
New Hampshire
’s infrastructure. The report
“highlights the benefits of an
efficient, well-maintained and
adequately funded transportation
system,” said Carol Murray.
Click
on the links below to view the full
report and press release.
TRIP
Report
TRIP
Grading Scale
Press
Release
Released
Friday, December 2, 2005
AGC
and Safer Roads Hires Public Relations
Coordinator
The
Associated General Contractors of NH
(AGC) is pleased to announce Amy Moore
as the new Public Relations
Coordinator. Miss Moore...
Released
Monday, September 12, 2005
A
Safer Road to Tomorrow's September 2005
Newsletter
The
newsletter serves
as a public education vehicle,
highlighting news about safety, quality
of life and economic impacts stemming
from the conditions of roads and bridges
in New Hampshire. This
newsletter's headlines include:
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TEA-LU
Highway Funding Agreement
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Worst
Road in New
Hampshire Photo Contest Winners
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NH
Roads Included in Most Congested
Spots
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Executive
Councilor Peter Spaulding Comments
on State's Ten Year Highway Plan
Released
Monday, May 9, 2005
A
Safer Road to Tomorrow's May 2005
Newsletter
The
newsletter serves
as a public education vehicle,
highlighting news about safety, quality
of life and economic impacts stemming
from the conditions of roads and bridges
in New Hampshire. This
newsletter's headlines include:
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Safer
Roads Calls on New Hampshire
Congressional Delegation to
Increase
State's
Level of Federal Funding
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Worst
Road/Worst Traffic in New
Hampshire Photo Contest
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Sneak
Peak: Picture Booklet Sent to
Washington
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In
the News: Traffic Congestion, Road
Disrepair Causes Safety Concerns in
New Hampshire
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Released
Friday, April 29, 2005
Safer
Roads Calls on New Hampshire
Congressional Delegation to Increase
State's Level of Federal Funding
CONCORD,
NH-
With the U.S. Congress amidst the
reauthorization of TEA-21, A Safer Road
To Tomorrow partners have joined
together to emphasize the importance of
the reauthorization on the State by
sending a joint letter to New
Hampshire’s Congressional delegation.
Downloads
Open
Letter to the Congressional Delegation
Picture
Booklet
(Warning! 22MB)
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In
the News!
Photo
Contest Featured on the Charlie Sherman
Show!
Safer Roads
Public Relations Coordinator, Kelly
Blizzard, and partner Lyman Cousins of
Safety and Health Council of Northern
New England were on the Charlie Sherman
Show on Wednesday, April 27.
On
the Web
WGIR
610 AM
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In
the News!
Photo
Contest Featured on the Web
Information
about the Worst Road/Worst Traffic was
printed in Foster's Daily Democrat, the
Concord Monitor and on the web site of
WCSH6. Check out the information
below.
On
the Web
Foster's
Daily Democrat | Concord
Monitor | WCSH6
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In
the News!
Photo
Contest Featured on WKXL
Information
about the Worst Road/Worst Traffic was
featured on WKXL's 10-minute news brief
during the afternoon and two night
broadcasts on April 18th. The
segment was 2 minutes long, featuring
comments about A Safer Road to Tomorrow
by Public Relations Coordinator Kelly
Blizzard.
On
the Web
WKXL
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Worst
Road/Worst Traffic in
New
Hampshire
Photo Contest
CONCORD,
NH- A Safer Road to Tomorrow announces
its first Worst Road/Worst Traffic in
New Hampshire Photo Contest open to
anyone who snaps a picture of roads in
disrepair or congestion on New Hampshire
roadways.
This contest will help make
people aware of the road conditions in
the State and give them an avenue to
voice their concerns through
photographs.
Photo
Contest
Rules
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Form
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In
the News!
Poorly
Maintained Roads Can Be a Danger, Too
Chief Stephen Savage's
letter to the editor was published in
the February 28th edition of the Union
Leader. In
addition, the Union Leader wrote an
editorial on March 1st addressing
the validity of the letter and urging
residents to make road and highway
repair a priority.
Click below to see newspaper clips.
Newspaper
Clips
Letter
to the Editor | Editorial
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Released
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
A
Safer Road to Tomorrow Launches
Quarterly Newsletter
CONCORD,
N.H.
—
A Safer Road
to Tomorrow initiative has the honor of
unveiling its first quarterly
newsletter.
The newsletter will serve as a
public education vehicle, highlighting
news about safety, quality of life and
economic impacts stemming from the
conditions of roads and bridges in New Hampshire.
Downloads
Safer
Road to Tomorrow Newsletter
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Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Letter
to the Editor: Traffic Congestion, Road
Disrepair Causes Safety Concerns in New
Hampshire
By
Chief Stephen Savage, President of New
Hampshire Association of Chiefs of
Police and A Safer Road
to Tomorrow Partner
Drunk
driving, slick roads and distracted
drives can be easily identified as
recipe for roadway accidents. But, what
most people don’t consider is traffic
congestion and ill repaired roads can be
just as dangerous.
Currently, New Hampshire’s roadways
and highways are in despair, and its
having a great affect
on our community. This past year alone,
over 150 people died in vehicle related
accidents in New Hampshire,
with many more being injured and
hospitalized during the year. The
affects of congestion are
seen in all communities across New
Hampshire with roadway injuries and
fatalities touching everyone’s
lives. |
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Thursday, December 16, 2004
Safer
Roads Hires Public Relations Coordinator
CONCORD,
N.H.
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A Safer Road
to Tomorrow is pleased to announce Kelly
Blizzard as the Public Relations
Coordinator.
Blizzard was hired for this new
position to plan and execute a public
education campaign that will make
residents aware of the issues
surrounding New
Hampshire’s roads, highways and bridges.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Problems
With
Red-Listed
Bridge
In Clarkesville More Than Meets
The Drivers’ Eyes
CONCORD,
N.H.
— It’s obvious to motorists
traveling over the Route 145 bridge
spanning the Connecticut River
in Clarkesville that the bridge is an
old one in need of repair. Some might
even be aware that the structure is one
of 103 on New Hampshire
’s State-Owned “Red List,” bridges
that require more frequent inspections
because of their known deficiencies or
poor structural condition. But if those
drivers could somehow get a good look under
the Clarkesville bridge, they’d
probably not feel as confident crossing
it...
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| Released
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Wet
Weather Puts Damper on Bigger New
Hampshire Roadway Safety Issues
New Hampshire residents woke up this
morning to a white wonderland. With
traffic alerts being broadcasted on
local radio stations, many planned for
increased commute times. However, with
snow on their mind, few will spend time
thinking about the bigger issues facing
New Hampshire’s roads, highways and
bridges... |
| Released
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
This
Election Season, Candidates Should
Campaign For Safety
By
Gary Abbott, Executive Vice President of
the Associated General Contractors (AGC)
of NH,and A Safer Road to Tomorrow
Partner
As people across the state head to
the polls on November 2, there will be
many issues that they will have to
consider before casting their ballots.
Taxes, education and health insurance
are just a few of the many issues that
voters need to consider when deciding
who will represent them in Concord or
Washington, D.C.... |
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Thursday, July 1, 2004
A
Safer Road to Tomorrow Highlights Need
for I-93 Widening
CONCORD, N.H. (July 1, 2004) – As our
nation prepares to celebrate another
Independence Day, New Hampshire
motorists will find themselves free of
many burdens, except traffic. This
holiday weekend, more than one million
vehicles are expected to travel over New
Hampshire's highways, road and
bridges...
Photos:
Gary
Abbott, AGC of NH Executive Vice
President
Lyman
Cousens, Exec. Dir. of Safety &
Health Council of Northern New England
Dave
Juvet, VP of Fiscal Policy & Env.
Affairs for BIA |
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Idling
in Memorial Day Traffic Can Cost A
Gallon an Hour
CONCORD, N.H. (May 26, 2004) – Last
year over a million vehicles traveled
New Hampshire highways
over the Memorial Day Weekend according
to the NH Department of Transportation.
Despite
high gas prices, approximately the same
number of vehicles are expected to hit
Granite State
roads again this year... |
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Monday, May 17, 2004
Federal
Transportation Funding Affects Maintenance
& Safety of State Roads
CONCORD,
N.H. (May 17, 2004) – While current
federal transportation funding plans
could mean increased
funding for New Hampshire over the next
several years, they may not meet the
state's long-term safety
and maintenance needs... |
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Friday, April 22, 2004
Neglecting
Vehicle Maintenance Dangerous for
Drivers
CONCORD,
N.H. (April 22, 2004) – Close to 5,200
people are killed in car accidents each
year caused by
mechanical malfunctions that could have
been prevented if regular maintenance
checks and repairs were
performed on vehicles.... |
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Thursday, April 1, 2004
New
Hampshire's Economy Rides on It's
Transportation System
CONCORD, N.H. (April 1, 2004)—A
recent study shows that New Hampshire’s
surface transportation system
plays an important role in the state’s
economic success. According to a recent
report issued by The
Road Information Program (TRIP), the
ease of access to customers, markets,
materials and workers provided by the
state’s roads and bridges
significantly impacts New Hampshire’s
economy.... |
Released
Friday, March 26, 2004
Letter
to the Editor, by Gary Abbott, AGC
of New Hampshire, Inc.
Did
you know that Interstate 93 South of
Manchester was built for a maximum
capacity of 70,000
vehicles per day? In reality, more than
100,000 cars travel that stretch of
highway daily. Heavy
traffic translates to dangerous driving
conditions. In fact, this section of
road has the highest
crash rate in the state... |
Released Monday, March 8, 2004
Op-Ed: Creating A Safer Road to Tomorrow, By Jack Heath
Have you ever stopped to consider the importance of roads, highways and bridges to your personal welfare and that of your family? New Hampshire's extensive road and bridge system enables residents and visitors to go to work, to visit family and friends, to keep medical appointments and travel to kids’ soccer games... |
Released Friday, February 27, 2004
Improving Safety Features on New Hampshire's Roads and Highways Could Decrease Fatal Traffic Accidents
More than 150 people died in automobile crashes on New Hampshire's roadways last year. In fact, the Granite State's death rate due to accidents is 34 percent higher than Massachusetts, according to a study from the Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization - The Road Information Program (TRIP)....
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Released Sunday, February 22, 2004
Did You Know?
New Hampshire Roads are over capacity, our percentage of structurally deficient bridges is higher than the national average, and our fatality rate is higher than our much more highly populated neighbor, Massachusetts.... |
Released Friday, February 20, 2004
Winter Break Means Putting the Brakes on in School Work...and in Traffic
Many New Hampshire students and their families will hit the roads next week for winter vacation, only to discover that between home and their winter getaway stands traffic congestion. A driver in New Hampshire now spends on average 28.3 more hours per year in traffic than one decade ago – the equivalent of 3.5 vacation days!... |
Released Friday, February 13, 2004
Drivers, Idle Your Engines
If you're traveling New Hampshire’s roads this Presidents Day weekend, you're not alone. According to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, more than one million vehicles are expected to pass through tolls in the state. For people eager to reach their getaway destination, this means you’ll likely be stuck in traffic at some point during your journey... Yesterday’s vote by the U.S. Senate supporting a six-year, $318 billion highway and mass transit spending bill is a positive first step for the future of New Hampshire’s surface transportation infrastructure, according to A Safer Road to Tomorrow....
Transportation Bill Vote A Good Sign For New Hampshire
Yesterday’s vote by the U.S. Senate supporting a six-year, $318 billion highway and mass transit spending bill is a positive first step for the future of New Hampshire’s surface transportation infrastructure, according to A Safer Road to Tomorrow.... |
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