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Our Mission:
As environmental stewards for the current and future generations residing and travelling within the state, the NHDOT strives to promote and instill green practices and initiatives.
Our Goals:
- To Conserve Natural Resources
- To Reduce Waste
- To Protect the Environment
- To be Fiscally Responsible
NHDOT Innovations, Efficiencies, & Cost Savings
Energy & Emissions Reduction
- Open Road Tolling
- Hooksett Tolls
- Hampton Tolls
- Energy Use Campaign
- Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award
- 2012 Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award
- Documenting Reduced Energy Use
- Green Vehicles
- LED Lighting in Traffic Lights
- Wildflower Plantings
- Rideshare Program & Park & Ride Lots
- Bike/Walk to Work
- Reduced Lighting
Office Initiatives
- Motion Detector Lighting
- Recycled Printer Cartridges & Paper
- Computer Screen Sleep Settings
- Energy Reduction Campaign
- Composting of Food Waste
- Rechargeable Battery Recycling
- Recycling of Aluminum Cans, Plastic Bottles, Glass Bottles, Cardboard & Paper
- Reducing Paper Use Through Double-Sided Printing and Digital Files
Satellite/Garage Initiatives
- Outdoor Wood Furnaces
- Plow Blade Recycling
- CPM Roadside Wood Project
- Scrap Metal Recycling
- Waste Motor Oil--Recycled or Used for Heat
- Reduced Salt Use Near Bodies of Water
- Green SnowPro Training Program
- Stormwater Management
- Truck Washing Stations to Prevent Groundwater Contamination
Construction Initiatives
- Re-Rolling & Re-Using Guardrails
- Mulch Made from Composted Wood Debris
- Recycled Plastic Guard Rail Offset Blocks
- Requesting Recycling Manifests from our Contractors to Recycle Construction Debris
- Use of Fly Ash from Power Plants and Blast Furnace Slag from Foundries in Concrete
Traffic Initiatives
- Recycling and Re-Using Aluminum Sign Sheeting
- Recycling Damaged Aluminum Signs and Sign Posts
- Automated Flaggers
Pavement Management
- Use of Recycled Asphalt Products
- Pavement Preservation
- James B. Sorenson Award
- Use of Microsurfacing and Asphalt Rubber Chip Seal Treatment
- The Widening Search for Longer-Lasting Pavements
- Use of Warm Mix Asphalt to Reduce Energy & Emissions, and to Save Money
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