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Long Range Transportation Plan

The Long Range Transportation Plan serves as the 20+ year transportation planning document for the Rockingham Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The Plan contains the region’s adopted policies, goals and objectives and specific project proposals to improve the transportation system through the year 2040. It is in compliance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (current federal transportation authorizing legislation), and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA). This plan is a product of a continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive planning process, which considers all surface transportation modes and supports metropolitan community development. The plan reflects the goals and objectives of member communities in their own master plans and policies, of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) in its Long Range Transportation Plan, as well as those established by the RPC via the Regional Master Plan and the MPO process.


2045 Plan: 2023 Update

The Long Range Transportation Plan is being updated to maintain consistency with the Transportation Improvement Program. This update includes the 2023-2026 TIP, the full list of Long Range Projects and the accompanying fiscal constraint analysis for the document. In addition, some minor technical updates are expected. A 30 Day Public Comment period began on January 6, 2023 and will conclude on February 7, 2023. A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the Stratham Town Offices (10 Bunker Hill Ave) followed by the MPO Policy Committee voting to approve the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan update. A zoom option for participation will also be available.

Project List and Fiscal Constraint Documentation - Adopted February 8, 2023

TIP and Long Range Transportation Plan System Performance Report - Updated March, 2023


2045 Plan: 2021 Update

The Long Range Transportation Plan was updated to maintain consistency with the Transportation Improvement Program. The update includes the 2021-2024 TIP, the full list of Long Range Projects and the accompanying fiscal constraint analysis for the document. In addition, some minor technical updates were completed, including incorporating some basic assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regional transportation system. A 30 Day Public Comment period began on February 8, 2021 and concluded on March 9, 2021. A virtual public hearing was held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 via zoom followed by the MPO Policy Committee voting to approve the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan.

Recording of the Public Hearing and Meeting on YouTube

Full LRPT as Adopted (3/10/2021)


Individual Chapters

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Planning Framework

Chapter 3: Existing Conditions

Chapter 4: Current Trends and Future Conditions

Chapter 5: The Constrained Transportation Plan

Chapter 6: Implementation Strategies


Draft Versions

Draft 2045 RPC Long Range Transportation Plan - Full Red Line Version

Draft 2045 RPC Long Range Transportation Plan - Clean Version



2045 Plan: 2019 Update

The 2019 Update of the Long Range Transportation Plan accomplishes two things. First it brings the planning horizon in line with the other New Hampshire MPOs as agreed upon as part of the Interagency Consultation Process. Second, it updates the project lists to address the current TIP (2019-2022) and full list of Long Range Projects allowed by the later horizon Year as well as the accompanying fiscal constraint analysis for the document.

A 30 Day Public Comment period began on January 14, 2019 and ended on February 12, 2019. A public hearing was be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Kingston Public Library followed by the MPO Policy Committee voting to approve the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan.



Chapters

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Planning Framework

Chapter 3: Existing Conditions

Chapter 4: Current Trends & Future Conditions

Chapter 5: The Constrained Transportation Plan

Chapter 6: Implementation Strategies

DRAFT 2045 RPC MPO Long Range Transportation Plan (Full Document - 10.4 MB)



2040 Plan: 2017 Update

The plan examines current and projected regional conditions. It sets out the region’s adopted goals, strategies for achieving those goals, performance metrics for measuring progress in implementation, and specific project proposals to improve the transportation system through the year 2040.


Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Planning Framework

Chapter 3: Existing Conditions

Chapter 4: Current Trends & Future Conditions

Chapter 5: The Constrained Transportation Plan

Chapter 6: Implementation Strategies


2040 RPC MPO Long Range Transportation Plan (Full Document - 10.4 MB)

For more information please contact Scott Bogle at Rockingham Planning Commission at (603) 658-0515.

Transportation Project Viewer

In order to assist with locating projects, RPC has created an interactive web map of the STIP, STYP, and other projects within our region.

Clicking the below image will open this interactive map in a new tab.


Transportation Project Web Viewer Application