For Immediate Release
Posted: December 13, 2024

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Eric Sargent, Administrator, Bureau of Right of Way
(603) 271-3222
Jennifer Lane, Chief Communications Officer
(603) 271-6495

***POSTPONED*** Thornton 40613 Finding of Necessity Hearing

The purpose of this project will be to replace the existing bridge deck of the bridge carrying Rt 49 over the Mad River.

The Commission of Three Persons appointed by the Governor and Executive Council pursuant to RSA 230:14 on September 20, 2023, for the project noted above will meet on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 10:00 AM, at the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Room 161, 7 Hazen Drive in Concord, NH, to discuss the proposed project. This meeting is open to the public under RSA Chapter 91-A. 

The intent of the meeting is not to take testimony. This meeting will serve as a decision-making forum for the Commission of Three Persons. 
 
The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate this Red List bridge with the replacement of the deck of the bridge carrying Rt 49 over the Mad River.  The project also includes the installation of a temporary bridge and signals on Andy’s Lane to maintain traffic through the work area during construction.  The project begins several hundred feet west of the bridge and extends easterly for less than one thousand feet. 
 
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