N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 502.04 - Highway Project Design Criteria

(a) Highway projects constructed with state highway aid shall be designed in accordance with the following design standards and manuals:

(1) AASHTO Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals, 6th Edition (2013) and interim revisions;

(2) AASHTO Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (2011, 6th Edition);

(3) Federal Highway Administration Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as adopted by the commissioner as a policy for traffic control standards (2009 and subsequent revisions);

(4) AASHTO Roadside Design Guide, 4th Edition (2011);

(5) New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2010 Edition; and

(6) New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) Highway Design Manual (1999).

(b) Upon written application of a municipality, the department shall waive any of the minimum design standards relating to municipal highways affected by the project:

(1) Unless it determines that the requested waiver, if granted, would result in an imminent or substantial threat to human health, public safety, or the environment; and

(2) If the municipality has accepted, in writing, responsibility for construction that does not meet the waived minimum design standards.

Notes

N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 502.04

#8924, eff 6-27-07

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 10, Filed March 10, 2016, Proposed by #11037, Effective 2/22/2016, Expires 2/22/2026.