Transportation Planning Process

NHDOT uses the Governor's Advisory Council on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT) process for transportation planning and creation of the Ten-Year Transportation Improvement Plan, which by statute must be updated every other year (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §228:99 and ch. 240). In this process, NHDOT gathers information and input from the local level, which is presented to the GACIT and debated during public hearings. After the hearings, the governor reviews the plan, then submits it to the General Court for consideration and approval. After further hearings, the General Court adopts the plan. MPOs then incorporate approved projects into their plans, and NHDOT updates the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan. NHDOT also developed a Long-Range Transportation Plan with extensive review by NHDOT, the General Court and others. The latest version was released in July 2010.

Legislative Role in Transportation Planning

The General Court biennially adopts the 10-year plan after holding public hearings. The General Court also reviewed the Long-Range Transportation Plan.