For Immediate Release
Posted: November 08, 2024

Contact

Ryan Worsman, PE, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Highway Maintenance
(603) 281-2693
Jennifer Lane, Chief Communications Officer
(603) 271-6495

Nighttime Supermove from Portsmouth to Brookline

Rolling roadblocks and temporary road closures will impact road users along the route for several hours over two nights.

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has approved the route for Bay Crane Northeast LLC of Smithfield, RI to transport heavy equipment from the seaport in Portsmouth to Northern Boulevard in Brookline, NH. 
  
Weather permitting, the supermove will begin at 9 pm on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, and is planned to park on NH 111 in Hudson at approximately 3:00 am on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. The move will continue Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 9 pm with the intention of arriving at the destination at 4 am on Thursday, November 14, 2024.  
   
The hauling equipment and load is a cold storage box and is 136  feet long and over 18ft tall. On Tuesday night the equipment will travel on NH 33, NH 108, NH 101, NH 125, and NH 111. On Wednesday night the equipment will travel on NH 111, NH 3A, FEET NB, US 3, NH 130, and NH 13. To ensure the safety of the traveling public, infrastructure, and equipment there will be several road closures along the route that may last for 30 minutes or more. The remainder of the route will require rolling roadblocks for the duration of the move.   
  
Travelers are urged to seek alternate routes on both evenings.  
   
Traffic control during the move will include yellow light escorts, NH State Police.