STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

From 2003 to 2008, the project team, advisory task force (ATF), and interested Seacoast stakeholders have evaluated a range of reasonable alternatives to identify a preferred alternative to improve long-term mobility and safety along the Spaulding Turnpike between Exit 1 and the Dover toll plaza, just north of Exit 6. The 3.5-mile stretch of the Turnpike in this area is characterized by closely spaced interchanges, substandard geometry and shoulder areas, and capacity constrained conditions during the weekday morning and evening commuter periods. Currently, the Turnpike carries in excess of 70,000 vehicles per day. Future travel demand projections (approximately 94,000 vehicles per day are forecasted in 2025) indicate that if the Turnpike is not improved, weekday traffic congestion will spread to additional hours of the morning and evening, and safety conditions will continue to deteriorate... Following the completion of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a successful Public..

Primary location: Concord United States