The Road to New Hampshire's Future

1. The Road to New Hampshire's Future

2. Transportation Funding • Overview/summary • Operational deficit • Preservation and Maintenance • Capital needs

3. 1,605 permanent employees (FY14) – 22% steady decrease since 1992 • Responsible for: • 2,143 State Bridges • State Red List – 140 (7%) • State Near Red List – 261 • 1,685 Municipal Bridges • Municipal Red List – 353 (21%) • All bridges are inspected at least once every two years • State red list bridges are inspected twice every year • Municipal red list bridges are inspected once every year • 4,559 centerline miles of roadway maintained (additional 290 town maintained) • 8,868 lane-miles of roadway maintained • Annual paving totals 200-300 miles per year (40,000 tons asphalt) • Maintain 100,000 highway signs Key Facts About DOT

4. DOT FUNDING SOURCES 51 • Highway Fund (road toll tax a.k.a. gas tax, motor vehicle fees, court fees, misc.) $260 m/ year) • -$48 m deficit FY16, -$105 m FY17 Operating Budget • Federal Aid ($143 m/year) – Capital Budget • General Funds: Aeronautics, Rail, Transit ($900,000/year) • Turnpike Fund: Turnpikes only (subject to covenants to bondholders): $117m/year tolls

5. One-time Non-Sustainable Operating Funding • FY 06-07 Surplus from Highway Fund • FY 08-09 Bonding $60m • FY 10-11 Registration Surcharge $90m I-95 Transfer $50m • FY 12-13 I-95 Transfer $52m • FY 14 -15 I-95 Transfer $30m • FY 16 -17 Deficit -$48m & - $105m

6. 15 VMT 29% increase 11% increase lane miles 20% less # positions 57% of Staff eligible for retirement in next 5 years

7. Economic Impact of Maintenance • 40% expenditures Highway Maintenance are expended solely for Snow & Ice control yearly $32-$42 million/year FY 2012 = $32 million • Studies have shown that if a state was to “shut down” due to a Snow and & Ice event, economic impacts could be between $64 million (UT) and $700 million (NY) DAILY. Massachusetts had an estimated daily loss of $265 million (2011 American Highway Users Alliance study)

9. Average Price of Asphalt Cement 1992 to 2012 • The cost of asphalt cement increased 460% over this period • Diesel, gasoline, road salt increases…..

10. Statewide Pavement Condition (4,559 total centerline miles 299 unrated) • 19 % good condition - 828 miles • 44 % fair condition - 1,867 miles • 37 % poor condition - 1,565 miles • $615 million would be needed to bring all poor condition pavements to good condition (not including drainage, guard rail & bridges) • $3.7 billion is the estimated total value of the state-owned pavements • Pavements are the State’s most valuable asset other than land and bridges

11. Pavement Conditions 20002010 Red = Poor Condition

12. Limited Resources Must Manage & Prioritize • 1st priority – NH National Highway System (includes all high volume and primary routes); needed for healthy economy and mobility • 2nd priority – Remaining US Routes and State Numbered Routes; maintained at a less than desirable level • 3rd priority - State Unnumbered Routes; not being properly maintained due to lack of funding

13. Capital Needs • Many More needs than resources • Ten Year Plan Feedback • Prioritization and Balance • Alternative modes of transportation • Municipal Needs

14. Capital Needs • Regional Priorities to fund: • New Hampton/Meredith – NH 104 • Bristol – NH 104 • Meredith – NH 25 • I-93 Exit 19 • Alton-Gilford NH 11