HB 272-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2003 SESSION
06/09
HOUSE BILL 272-FN
AN ACT relative to a pilot study by the department of transportation restricting large truck traffic during hours of darkness on certain roads in Portsmouth.
SPONSORS: Rep. Shultis, Rock 86; Rep. M. Blanchard, Rock 86; Rep. Langley, Rock 88; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock 86; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
This bill establishes a pilot study to be conducted by the department of transportation to determine the changes in vehicular traffic and noise level that result from restricting tractor trailer trucks from 2 roads in Portsmouth for a limited period.
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03-0039
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to a pilot study by the department of transportation restricting large truck traffic during hours of darkness on certain roads in Portsmouth.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Portsmouth Large Truck Restriction Pilot Study.
I. The general court hereby establishes a pilot study to prohibit travel by tractor trailer trucks on Ocean Road and Peverly Hill Road in Portsmouth. The pilot study shall be designed and implemented by the department of transportation and shall collect and analyze data to determine the differences in traffic volume, total number of trucks, and noise levels as a result of restricting large trucks from these roads. The pilot study shall be conducted from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. from March 1, 2004 through June 1, 2004, unless otherwise directed by the legislature.
II. The department of transportation shall report its findings, along with any recommendations relative to the pilot study, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2004.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
03-0039
1/9/03
HB 272-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to a pilot study by the department of transportation restricting large truck traffic during hours of darkness on certain roads in Portsmouth.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Transportation indicates this bill will increase state highway fund expenditures by $164,600 in FY 2004 and $3,600 in FY 2005. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county and local revenue or county and local expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department states this bill will require data collection on three roads in Portsmouth; Breakfast Hill, Ocean and Peverly Hill, to measure diversion of trucks to Breakfast Hill road. Since the study is proposed to be done partially in winter months, the study will require a permanent traffic recorder installation on each road, compared to the more typical temporary recorder system.
The proposed expenditures in FY 2004, represent the purchase and installation of three permanent traffic recorders at $50,000 each, signs, travel, and personnel costs for traffic data collection. The expenditures in FY 2005 represent personnel costs to analyze data and to prepare and present the required report to the legislature. The Department will collect data for three months prior to March 1, 2004 to monitor existing conditions, and from March 1 through June 1, 2004, to monitor restricted conditions as required in this bill.