New Hampshire's CSS program is under development. The goal is to instill CSS as a philosophy and not a design, construction or maintenance option. Several projects in the past have incorporated CSS principles, the most notable being the I-93/Franconia Notch Parkway project. The Department will be sponsoring training sessions, which are intended to reach a broad cross-section of NHDOT personnel and provide them with a vision of CSS and how it will be implemented at NHDOT. The training will also involve community participants and resource agency representatives.
CSS Contact:
Craig Green Administrator, Bureau of Highway Design, New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) cgreen@dot.state.nh.us (603) 271-2784
No formal policy has been adopted, but the Department's leadership has publicly embraced and expressed support for CSS and has established an in-house committee to promote it throughout the Department.
Other Public Involvement Techniques:
Although not established specifically for CSS, we use citizen advisory committees, charettes, workshops, and web sites to involve the public.
CSS Projects (in addition to those listed as Case Studies on this site):
Initially, a cross-section of NHDOT personnel (design engineers, planners, environmental personnel, maintainers, construction engineers, etc), local community representatives, regional planning personnel, and resource agency representatives will be trained. Furthermore, the Department will be engaging consultant services to develop and deliver a more comprehensive three-year training program, as well as to assist in applying CSS principles to the planning and project development processes and to demonstrate how to apply CSS principles to ongoing projects.
