Every two years, the NH Department of Transportation issues its 10-year Transportation Improvement Plan. The projects identified in the Plan are a result of a two-year planning cycle, beginning at the regional planning level. In the fall of every even year, NRPC accepts proposals for projects from our member communities. The projects are then ranked by our Transportation Technical Advisory Committee, based on criteria established by NRPC. In the winter and spring of the following odd year, each RPC works to develop and approve a draft of their regional priorities for submission to NHDOT. NHDOT then compiles these priorities from each RPC and prepares the draft Statewide Ten Year Plan. In the fall, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT) conducts a series of public hearings, makes any recommended amendments to the draft Plan, and submits the new version to the Governor. In the spring of the 2nd year, the Governor reviews the Plan and submits it to NH Legislature for approval. After more public hearings, the Legislature adopts the Ten Year Plan and NRPC, as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Nashua region, incorporates any approved projects into our own Transportation Improvement Program. NH DOT has created materials designed to summarize the planning process, which are available below.