Valley News - Thu May 23, 2024
NHDOT, Local Residents Differ On What to Do About An Old Connecticut River Bridge
New Hampshire officials and area residents remain at odds over plans to fix the 94-year-old Cheshire Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River between Charlestown, N.H., and Springfield, Vt. The state's Department of Transportation (NHDOT) had planned to advertise the project to contractors in the fall and begin work next spring that would require closing the bridge for 34 weeks, according to Valley News, a daily news source for the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire and Vermont....
Portsmouth Herald - Thu April 25, 2024
Federal Funds Approved to Repair N.H.'s January Storm Damage, Improve Resiliency
Beside the shores of New Hampshire's Rye Harbor, pummeled in January by coastal storms, officials from local, state and federal agencies gathered April 22 to discuss the future resiliency of the N.H....
New Hampshire Bulletin - Thu July 20, 2023
Federal Grant Goes to New Hampshire to Replace Aged Bridge With One for Bicyclists, Pedestrians
Millions of dollars in federal funds coming to New Hampshire are earmarked for a major transportation infrastructure project that is not for motor vehicles at all. The New Hampshire Bulletin in Concord reported in late June that the $20 million grant will go toward replacing the long-closed General Sullivan Bridge with a new two-girder superstructure to re-open as the only walking and bicycling access across Little Bay and provide a link between Newington and Dover....
New Hampshire Union Leader - Wed March 01, 2023
New Study Shows Boston to Manchester, N.H., Rail Service Would Cost $782M to Build
Restoring commuter rail service from Boston through Manchester, N.H., would cost $782 million to build and $17 million a year to operate, according to a new draft study done for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 26, 2023
Rebuilding of Two I-89 Bridges in New Hampshire Continues
Work to rebuild two bridges on Interstate 89 in Lebanon, N.H., which began in 2020, is nearing the halfway point, with progress to report. "Approximately 47 percent is complete for monies and time," according to New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), which said the budget for the project is $43.8 million that will be paid by state and federal funds, including a $10 million U.S....
Valley News - Mon December 12, 2022
Old Bridge Connecting Vermont to New Hampshire to Close for Repairs in 2023
Upper Connecticut River Valley residents are facing an 18-month closure of the bridge that connects East Thetford, Vt., with Lyme, N.H., and many of them attending a Nov. 28 meeting hosted by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) to address the project expressed their unhappiness about it....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu November 17, 2022
Two Spans On New Hampshire/Vermont Border to Be Replaced
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has restarted construction activities to replace the two existing bridges carrying NH Route 119 in Hinsdale, N.H., over the Connecticut River into Brattleboro, Vt., with an eight-span steel girder bridge....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed August 24, 2022
Everett Turnpike Widening Project Continues in N.H.
After the New Hampshire Executive Council approved an expenditure of $20.5 million for a road widening project for the Everett Turnpike in April, one element of the project was completed and the next one started....
WGME-TV - Thu May 26, 2022
Decade After Bridge Was Demolished, Maine Town Hopes for New One Soon
A new timeline has been established to restore a vital link between two communities on the Maine-New Hampshire border after they were cut off more than 10 years ago. Back in 2012, the span over Salmon Falls River that connected the New Bridge Road in Lebanon, Maine to Milton, N.H., was demolished after it was deemed unsafe....
Valley News - Thu May 19, 2022
Trio of Bridges Undergoing Upgrade on U.S. Highway 4 in Canaan, N.H.
Three bridges are being rehabilitated this summer on U.S. Highway Route 4 in Canaan, N.H., work that state officials hope can be wrapped up late this fall before wintry weather sets in. The Valley News, in nearby West Lebanon, reported May 15 that construction has already begun on the bridges spread over about 4.5 mi....
