It is critical that New Hampshire develops and maintains a modern transportation system that can accommodate the state’s growth in population, vehicle travel, tourism and economic development. Further modernization of New Hampshire ’s system of roads, highways and bridges is crucial to providing a safer, more efficient transportation system, while improving the economic livelihood of the state’s residents.

A significant increase in transportation funding would help New Hampshire undertake numerous critical road, highway and bridge and public transit projects to relieve traffic congestion and reduce traffic fatalities. These projects are designed to improve traffic flow and make driving safer, and help the state accommodate increasing levels of travel. As travel on New Hampshire’s surface transportation system becomes more efficient, personal and commercial productivity will increase, boosting economic development and providing the state’s residents and visitors with increased safety, convenience and reliability.