HB 713-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
10Apr2025... 1271h
2025 SESSION
25-0626
06/08
HOUSE BILL 713-FN
AN ACT relative to mile markers along Route 112.
SPONSORS: Rep. Stringham, Graf. 3; Rep. Baldwin, Graf. 4; Rep. Buco, Carr. 1
COMMITTEE: Public Works and Highways
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill directs the New Hampshire department of transportation to install and maintain mile markers along a portion of Route 112, also known as the Kancamagus Highway, and permits the department to install and maintain mile markers on an additional portion.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
10Apr2025... 1271h 25-0626
06/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT relative to mile markers along Route 112.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Installation and Maintenance of Mile Markers.
I. The department of transportation shall install mile markers along the length of Route 112, also known as the Kancamagus Highway, from the town of Lincoln to the town of Conway and may install mile markers along Route 112 from the town of Bath to the town of Woodstock.
II. Generally, mile markers shall be installed at regular intervals of not greater than one mile and shall be clearly visible and legible to motorists and emergency personnel. The department of transportation may omit mile markers along densely developed segments of highway.
III. The department of transportation shall maintain the mile markers installed pursuant this section in accordance with, and subject to, the applicable provisions of the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
IV. Prior to installation the department of transportation shall meet with public officials from the town of Lincoln and the town of Albany to provide information on mile marker design, proposed locations and traffic impacts.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 18 months after its passage.
25-0626
1/12/25
HB 713-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to mile markers along Route 112.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding.
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Estimated State Impact | ||||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None | |||||
Expenditures* | $0 | $287,600 Increase Over the Biennium | $0 | |||
Funding Source(s) | Federal Funds - Highway | |||||
Appropriations* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None | |||||
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill | ||||||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to install mile markers along the entire length of Route 112 (the Kancamagus Highway), from Lincoln to Conway. The Department has provided the following assumptions relative to this bill:
- It is assumed that efforts to begin the process of implementation will start after July 1, 2025. Even under an expedited approach, in-house engineering to develop the construction documents for bidding would take at least 4 months and then 3-4 months for bidding and contract execution (assumed in FY 2026), and construction will be approximately 3-4 months (assumed primarily within the construction season 2026 (bridging FY 2026 and 2027).
- Due to existing workload, Bureau of Traffic (the likely lead bureau) and other support bureaus would be unable to add this work to their respective work plans and arrange for project staffing. Instead, the project would be designed principally by a consultant, and the fees would need to be paid with Federal funds. However, the Federal Highway funded capital program is constrained, so the addition of this work will displace work that is already programmed. Similarly, funding the construction using Federal funds will displace other sign improvement work already programmed for those funds. This could impact and delay other sign improvements such as repair and upgrade of deficient overhead signs along Interstate highways.
The Department has provided the following cost estimates (to be incurred during the FY 2026 - FY 2027 biennium):
Signs Installed | $40,000 |
Construction Traffic Control | $65,000 |
Mobilization | $50,000 |
Subtotal | $155,000 |
Miscellaneous Items/Contingency | $49,600 |
Total Estimated Construction Cost | $204,600 |
Preliminary Engineering | $50,000 |
Construction Engineering | $33,000 |
Total | $287,600 |
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Transportation