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[Stephane Dumas]

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

Surprising to learn a interstate idea along US-3 up to the Connecticut Lakes and the Quebec border. But still, that corridor might have better worked as an Appalachian corridor and but at West Stewartstown, it should have gone along VT-114 to reach QC-147 or QC-141 to reach Coaticook and Sherbrooke.

[The Ghostbuster]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

[fwydriver405]

Posting from the Maine thread - saw this from a MaineDOT press release on the 11th of September:

Looks like MaineDOT and NHDOT is testing the part time breakdown lane travel, or as they call it "dynamic part-time shoulder use (PTSU)" nightly starting on 14 September 2023 on the Piscataqua River Bridge.

MaineDOT Press Release / NHDOT Press Release / Maine Turnpike Authority Press Release (all three have the same text)

Informational flyer from MaineDOT / NHDOT / Maine Turnpike Authority

Dynamic Part-Time Shoulder Use System Testing on I-95 in Portsmouth and Kittery
KITTERY - This week, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), in partnership with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA), will begin testing the messaging components for the new dynamic part-time shoulder use (PTSU) system that was recently installed on I-95 between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine. This system was developed to help relieve congestion during peak traffic times on the I-95 Piscataqua River Bridge between the two states. Testing is scheduled to begin at night on Thursday, September 14th.

Nighttime shoulder closures, both northbound and southbound, will occur intermittently over the next several weeks for final system testing. Motorists will see the system's messaging components (beacons and lane use signals) turn on and off at various times during the testing. Message boards will be utilized to alert travelers that tests are being performed. The shoulder lanes will remain closed to through traffic and should only be used for emergencies. A final press release will announce the date the system will become operational for motorists.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

It probably depends on who ends up winning………

[storm2k]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

[Great Lakes Roads]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/dot/remote-docs/ten-year-plan-2025-2034-complete-book-gacit.pdf

Found the EXIT SIGN RENUMBERING ALONG TIER 1 HIGHWAYS TO COMPLY WITH MUTCD on the most recent ten-year plan from NHDOT (2025-2034)... Will it happen? Who knows, but if it gets approved by the governor (highly unlikely), don't expect the exit numbers to change until 2029.

Preliminary Engineering 2027 122,667    Federal-Aid Highway
Construction                 2029 1,187,214 Federal-Aid Highway

[Ted$8roadFan]

Live Free or Die

[jp the roadgeek]

Live Sequential or Die

FTFY

[Ted$8roadFan]

Live Sequential or Die

FTFY

Good one, although I was referring to the state’s general ethos that I suspect is one of the reasons for resistance to the federal mandate.

[vdeane]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

[DRMan]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

I lived in NH for a long time. Most people wouldn't care or even notice, but some are really set in their ways.

[SectorZ]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

Loon Mt, a ski area on NH 112 off I-93, has "Exit 32" bumper stickers. I believe people have them as well for the Kancamagus Highway.

Of course, in the change, it becomes exit 100, and they could probably make an even more ridiculous bumper sticker with that.

[jp the roadgeek]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

Loon Mt, a ski area on NH 112 off I-93, has "Exit 32" bumper stickers. I believe people have them as well for the Kancamagus Highway.

Of course, in the change, it becomes exit 100, and they could probably make an even more ridiculous bumper sticker with that.

They'd get them confused with Route 100 stickers from Vermont. 

[froggie]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

Loon Mt, a ski area on NH 112 off I-93, has "Exit 32" bumper stickers. I believe people have them as well for the Kancamagus Highway.

Of course, in the change, it becomes exit 100, and they could probably make an even more ridiculous bumper sticker with that.

They'd get them confused with Route 100 stickers from Vermont. 

Doubtful.  And as someone who works within a stone's throw of VT 100, they aren't all that prevalent to begin with...

[SectorZ]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

Loon Mt, a ski area on NH 112 off I-93, has "Exit 32" bumper stickers. I believe people have them as well for the Kancamagus Highway.

Of course, in the change, it becomes exit 100, and they could probably make an even more ridiculous bumper sticker with that.

They'd get them confused with Route 100 stickers from Vermont. 

Doubtful.  And as someone who works within a stone's throw of VT 100, they aren't all that prevalent to begin with...

I don't even know if I've seen one before. The Exit 32 stickers are fairly common by comparison.

[Rothman]

Governor Chris Sununu is not planning to run for a fifth term: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sununu-not-leaning-towards-running-for-governor-again/ar-AA1cEkcb?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=2625b961c70b49a4c6b18e896eaba403&ei=71. Maybe that means New Hampshire will finally get mileage-based exits. Time will tell.

You can almost guarantee that at least one candidate will make part of their platform to continue to oppose mileage based exit numbers since that turned into an actual political winner for him. Perhaps both candidates will.

People actually cared about that beyond the "exit 3 kid"?  Oh dear.  And to think I thought that getting rid of him would allow the state to finally move forward with converting the numbers.

Loon Mt, a ski area on NH 112 off I-93, has "Exit 32" bumper stickers. I believe people have them as well for the Kancamagus Highway.

Of course, in the change, it becomes exit 100, and they could probably make an even more ridiculous bumper sticker with that.

They'd get them confused with Route 100 stickers from Vermont. 

Doubtful.  And as someone who works within a stone's throw of VT 100, they aren't all that prevalent to begin with...

I don't even know if I've seen one before. The Exit 32 stickers are fairly common by comparison.

Pfft.  They're common...just not in VT itself.  Try bougie MA and CT.