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[Alps]

While I don't have any current new assemblies from Rockingham, Strafford or Hillsborough Counties... I do have a few in Coos County in Gorham from my last VT trip below.

South end of US 2/NH 16 multiplex reassurance (old, new)

North end of US 2/NH 16 multiplex split (old, new)

North end of US 2/NH 16 multiplex on mast arm (old, new)

If I can find anymore... I'll update this post. The ones were replaced were on Woodbury Ave when the Spaulding Turnpike got widened, a few around the Manchester area, and a few other places I'm not sure about.

The one on the mast arm is unusual. I don't dislike it but it's definitely not standard practice.

[NE2]

The 1909 Automobile Blue Book notes that "Automobiles not allowed on the new State Road on south side of Ammonoosuc River, extending from just west of Fabyans to about one mile beyond the White Mountain House." Anyone know what this was? The current alignment around Lower Falls Road/Trail was not built until about 1980, and I'm not seeing anything else obvious. Maybe the scar here and just north of the river here?

[Ted$8roadFan]

(Late to the topic, but………) Now that Massachusetts and Rhode Island have fully converted their highway exit numbers to from sequential to mileage-based numbers, will New Hampshire be next?

[BlueOutback7]

(Late to the topic, but………) Now that Massachusetts and Rhode Island have fully converted their highway exit numbers to from sequential to mileage-based numbers, will New Hampshire be next?

Probably not until Chris Sununu leaves the governors office as he’s been very anti-exit renumbering, using the “I grew up as an Exit 3 kid” excuse. But New Hampshire really needs to get the exits renumbered. No excuses.

[SectorZ]

(Late to the topic, but………) Now that Massachusetts and Rhode Island have fully converted their highway exit numbers to from sequential to mileage-based numbers, will New Hampshire be next?

Probably not until Chris Sununu leaves the governors office as he’s been very anti-exit renumbering, using the “I grew up as an Exit 3 kid” excuse. But New Hampshire really needs to get the exits renumbered. No excuses.

I was hoping he would figure it out with the plans to build exit 4A on 93, but for some reason it didn't sink in. I've been wanting them to do it so they could number exits without them as well.

[The Ghostbuster]

There’s no guarantee that Governor Sequential’s (my nickname for Sununu) successor will be any less anti-exit renumbering than Sequential is. By the way, did New Hampshire request FHWA grant them a wavier to retain their sequential exit numbers, or did Sununu simply say New Hampshire will not convert to mileage-based exit numbers and leave it at that?

[SectorZ]

There’s no guarantee that Governor Sequential’s (my nickname for Sununu) successor will be any less anti-exit renumbering than Sequential is. By the way, did New Hampshire request FHWA grant them a wavier to Reagan their sequential exit numbers, or did Sununu simply say New Hampshire will not convert to mileage-based exit numbers and leave it at that?

I haven't read anything about the matter since 2019, when Sununu was mentioning he didn't want the state to pay the $1M out of pocket for the change, among other less-tangible complaints.

[roadman65]

Is I-93 the only freeway in the state that’s maximum speed limit is posted at 70 mph?

[Beeper1]

I'm pretty sure there are sections of I-89 that are as well.

[BlueOutback7]

New Hampshire needs to raise its speed limits to 70 on at least I-89 and NH 101. I don’t know about I-95. Might be too busy to make that work.

[Ted$8roadFan]

New Hampshire is the one New England state you’d think where 70 would be the default speed limit on the rural parts of 89 and 93 and perhaps other highways.

[froggie]

The state law that allowed 70 only allowed it on 93 north of Concord.  89 is much more hilly and curvy than 93 and that played a factor in why it wasn't included.

[Roadgeekteen]

New Hampshire needs to raise its speed limits to 70 on at least I-89 and NH 101. I don’t know about I-95. Might be too busy to make that work.

I-95 could totally work at 70. If Utah can post 70 on urban Salt Lake City freeways, every single rural freeway should be 70 unless it is a very substandard freeway like I-70 south of Breezwood.

[SectorZ]

New Hampshire needs to raise its speed limits to 70 on at least I-89 and NH 101. I don’t know about I-95. Might be too busy to make that work.

I-95 could totally work at 70. If Utah can post 70 on urban Salt Lake City freeways, every single rural freeway should be 70 unless it is a very substandard freeway like I-70 south of Breezwood.

95 and much of 101 could be bumped to 70. In fact, 95 could be 70 MPH from Peabody MA up to where it becomes 70 in Maine.

89 is probably better off staying at 65. That road is just a much different freeway than the others. The state even patrols 89 much heavier than they do 93 because of the problems speed can get the inexperienced into on it.

[BlueOutback7]

New Hampshire needs to raise its speed limits to 70 on at least I-89 and NH 101. I don’t know about I-95. Might be too busy to make that work.

I-95 could totally work at 70. If Utah can post 70 on urban Salt Lake City freeways, every single rural freeway should be 70 unless it is a very substandard freeway like I-70 south of Breezwood.

Pennsylvania even posts 70 on the 276 part of the Turnpike. I mention I-95 because it does get fairly busy on summer weekends due to Maine bound traffic, but then again, so does I-93 north of Concord.

[The Ghostbuster]

Maybe you should lobby the state legislature to bump the speed limit up to 70 and see if Govenor Sequential goes along with that.

[shadyjay]

95 and much of 101 could be bumped to 70. In fact, 95 could be 70 MPH from Peabody MA up to where it becomes 70 in Maine.

I wouldn't make the section from Portsmouth to Kittery 70 MPH... there's a good deal of traffic, left exits, a pretty descent curve where I-95 NB leaves the turnpike, etc. 
Something about 70 in urban areas in southern New England and the seacoast just seems wrong to me... I bet the average speed on I-95 north of Peabody is touching 80 as it is.  I-295 from Falmouth to Brunswick ME was briefly raised to 70, then they realized it was too much and dropped it back to 65. 

[SectorZ]

95 and much of 101 could be bumped to 70. In fact, 95 could be 70 MPH from Peabody MA up to where it becomes 70 in Maine.

I wouldn't make the section from Portsmouth to Kittery 70 MPH... there's a good deal of traffic, left exits, a pretty descent curve where I-95 NB leaves the turnpike, etc. 
Something about 70 in urban areas in southern New England and the seacoast just seems wrong to me... I bet the average speed on I-95 north of Peabody is touching 80 as it is.  I-295 from Falmouth to Brunswick ME was briefly raised to 70, then they realized it was too much and dropped it back to 65.

I meant to exclude that stretch and neglected to bring it up. Yeah that can stay at its current 55.

[fwydriver405]

95 and much of 101 could be bumped to 70. In fact, 95 could be 70 MPH from Peabody MA up to where it becomes 70 in Maine.

I wouldn't make the section from Portsmouth to Kittery 70 MPH... there's a good deal of traffic, left exits, a pretty descent curve where I-95 NB leaves the turnpike, etc. 
Something about 70 in urban areas in southern New England and the seacoast just seems wrong to me... I bet the average speed on I-95 north of Peabody is touching 80 as it is.  I-295 from Falmouth to Brunswick ME was briefly raised to 70, then they realized it was too much and dropped it back to 65.

I meant to exclude that stretch and neglected to bring it up. Yeah that can stay at its current 55.

Unrelated, but it's also worth noting that MaineDOT (and possibly MTA as well, since part of it runs on their road past I-95 MM 0.37) scaled back the 65 MPH (105 km/h) speed limit to 55 MPH (89 km/h) from the NH/ME border to the Exit 2 on-ramp SB, and Exit 1 off-ramp NB. Only found that out en route to a game v. UNH on 22 Feb 2023 that this change was in effect.

Also just recently in the past two weeks, the foundations for breakdown lane travel (mast arms, lane use signs, sign supports, some VMS?) have also started appearing on I-95 in both states as well.

[tckma]

The state law that allowed 70 only allowed it on 93 north of Concord.  89 is much more hilly and curvy than 93 and that played a factor in why it wasn't included.

Rural portions of I-89 in NH (and VT) could definitely handle 70 MPH.  A few hilly/curvy sections might not be able to handle it.

I'm not so sure about I-95 along the Seacoast.

[tckma]

Pennsylvania even posts 70 on the 276 part of the Turnpike. I mention I-95 because it does get fairly busy on summer weekends due to Maine bound traffic, but then again, so does I-93 north of Concord.

The ENTIRE PA Turnpike system is posted at 70 except in construction zones.  There are definitely curvy/hilly parts that can't handle 70.  The I-276 portion isn't one of them.

[vdeane]

^ Well, not quite the entire system.  But I don't recall any of the 70 portions feeling uncomfortable with my cruise set at 75.

[storm2k]

Pennsylvania even posts 70 on the 276 part of the Turnpike. I mention I-95 because it does get fairly busy on summer weekends due to Maine bound traffic, but then again, so does I-93 north of Concord.

The ENTIRE PA Turnpike system is posted at 70 except in construction zones.  There are definitely curvy/hilly parts that can't handle 70.  The I-276 portion isn't one of them.

It's still 55 between the Delaware River Bridge and the Bensalem Interchange and then goes up to 70. I imagine if they ever finish all the 95 interchange upgrades it will go up to 70 in that section, but who knows when that will be.

[kernals12]

Check out what New Hampshire wanted as part of the 1968 Interstate system extensions. And for their greed, they got nothing

Vermont OTOH was humble and requested no new interstate miles.



H/T: http://www.gribblenation.org/2023/02/1968-federal-highway-act-state.html

[froggie]

^ If you read more carefully, this was the Congressional testimony from meetings held in 1968, prior to passage of the legislation that expanded the Interstate system by 1500 miles.  After the legislation passed, Vermont did submit two requests in coordination with NY and NH.