Transportation services provided by the LRPC are primarily funded through contracts with t he NH Department of Transportation (NHDOT). DOT funding is derived from federal and state sources.
LRPC's Transportation Program has four main components:
- Data Collection/Analysis
- Policy and Plan Development
- Plan Implementation
- Local Assistance
1. Data Collection/Analysis
Traffic Counts
- Approved traffic counts are available at the NH DOT site: (http://www.nh.gov/dot/transportationplanning/traffic/index.htm)
- LRPC performs from 150-200 traffic counts a year, using a schedule developed by the DOT. By request, LRPC can do additional counts and update a road inventory for a member. Please contact us for details. LRPC is also available to conduct turning movement counts and speed counts on paved roads.
Road Inventory
- Purpose and description -
In cooperation with the NH DOT the LRPC conducts a comprehensive road inventory in our communities. The purpose of the inventory is to document physical road characteristics and road lengths. The characteristics collected include items such as road surface type, pavement width, road classification, shoulder and lane width, etc. Additionally, the location of each road is plotted using Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The GPS data is forwarded to NH DOT where an updated community road map will be created.
- 2008 Road Inventory schedule -
Barnstead, Ossipee, Sanbornton, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro
Land Use
- Land use and transportation are closely related; a change in one aspect could influence the other. LRPC has conducted transportation studies in order to understand the current land use/transportation relationship along vital stretches of the Lakes Region highways. These efforts help support decision making by providing a detailed understanding of how land use effects transportation and vise versa, now and in the future.
2. Policy and Plan Development
 - Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
- Special Planning and Research Projects (link to plans where available)
- Plan 2000
- Regional Transportation Plan
- Corridor studies
- Public transportation
- Bike/Ped Plan
3. Plan Implementation
4. Local Assistance
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