A Safer Road to Tomorrow: Drivers, Idle Your Engines.Automotive Writers/Travel Writers CONCORD, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2004 If you're travelling New Hampshire's roads this Presidents Day weekend, you're not alone. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). Department of Transportation, more than one million vehicles are expected to pass through tolls in the state. For people eager to reach their getaway destination, this means you'll likely be stuck in traffic at some point during your journey. And increased traffic on New Hampshire's roadways isn't only a concern on long holiday weekends. According to a recent study by The Road Information Program (TRIP), based in Washington, D.C., the state's highways are one-third more congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. than a decade ago. There are 305 miles of congested roads and highway surfaces in New Hampshire, the equivalent of going from the Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. border to the Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. border 1.5 times. A Safer Road to Tomorrow, a group comprised of leading public and private safety, transportation, construction, law enforcement and business organizations in New Hampshire, urges travelers this weekend to plan your travel accordingly so that you can enjoy a safe and stress-free ride. More information about A Safer Road to Tomorrow may be obtained on the group's web site at www.saferoadsNH.com. To set up an interview with A Safer Road to Tomorrow spokesperson, contact Tammy Annis at 603-226-3000. |
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