New Hampshire Statewide Freight Plan

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• Corporate Creators:
  Whitman, Requardt, and Associates
• Corporate Contributors:
  New Hampshire. Department of Transportation ; IHS Global Insight (Firm) ; IBI Group ; Regina Villa Associates, Inc (RVA)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Air Transportation Economic Growth Financing Freight Traffic Highways Infrastructure Investments Logistics Planning Railroad Transportation Water Transportation

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• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Hampshire ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Hampshire Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The New Hampshire Statewide Freight Plan is a plan for present and future freight activities: the freight system, statewide economic context, freight needs, and projects and policies that will help New Hampshire maintain its quality of life and economic competitiveness by reducing the cost of transporting goods and improving the reliability of New Hampshire’s freight infrastructure. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was adopted in December 2015. The FAST Act requires states that receive funding under the National Highway Freight Program (NHFP) to develop a Statewide Freight Plan. The New Hampshire Statewide Freight Plan covers the highway system, rail system, airport system, and marine system. Top trading partners, commodities, and mode splits are not anticipated to change in the future for highway, rail, air, and marine freight transportation in New Hampshire. But the magnitude of goods movement is expected to increase over time across all modes, so it is important to factor the anticipated growth and freight routes into future freight funding considerations. The majority of freight destined and originated in New Hampshire is from neighboring New England and northeastern states. Freight from these states travels mostly on trucks which puts stress on the highways connecting them. New Hampshire should continue investing in the highway system to keep up with growing freight demand. The shipment of high value manufactured goods is expected to increase for both air and marine modes. Infrastructure related improvements, along with further logistical analysis will put the state in a better position to handle the anticipated increases in freight activity. It is highly recommended to incorporate insights from the freight plan’s project prioritization efforts and critical freight corridor designations into broader discussions relative to formal project planning, programing, or funding decisions for the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP) and Ten Year Plan (TYP). This will allow the state to plan accordingly for current and future freight needs across all modes of transportation, and to utilize other funding opportunities specific to freight enhancement.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:93f5d335b54b30d711cd4b7d681e567a981c4ff0851e1a489389657055048930
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62980/dot_62980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 21.73 MB ]