EVENTS

Joint Meeting NEITE / NH ITE / ME ITE
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Roundabout Diner, Portsmouth, NH
A joint meeting of the NEITE Section and the Maine and New Hampshire Chapters will be held on Thursday, June 14 at the Roundabout Diner in Portsmouth, NH. The meeting will feature a day program presentation on Human Factors Considerations in Highway Design, by Keith Harrison from FHWA. The dinner program will feature a presentation on Changes to the AASHTO Green Book and Roadside Design Guide, by Keith Harrison from FHWA. The day program will begin at 8:00 AM. Please see the attached meeting notice for additional information. (REGISTRATION FORM)

RECENT MEETINGS

• March 2012: Adaptive Traffic Control (NHDOT)
  The meeting featured a presentation by Tom Cooper of Rhythm Engineering on Adaptive Traffic Control and the InSync traffic controller system.
   
• December 2011: Annual Meeting (Common Man, Concord, NH)
  The NHITE Annual Meeting included a presentation from NHDOT Commissioner Christopher Clement as well as an overview of the Miovision Traffic Data Collection Systems, from Kyle Othmer (Miovision) and Stephen Pernaw.
   
• September 2011: Status of New Hampshire Roundabouts (NHDOT)
  NHDOT staff Mike Dugas and Bill Oldenburg provided an overview of roundabouts under design and recently constructed in New Hampshire as well as a discussion of issues related to the public acceptance of roundabouts in the state. (View Presentation)
   
• June 2011: New England Section/NH Chapter/ME Chapter Meeting (York, ME)
  The day program featured a workshop on the Highway Capacity Manual 2010 with Dr. Bastian Schroeder- Institute for Transportation Research & Education, N. Carolina State University. The evening program featured MaineDOT Commissioner David Bernhardt and New Hampshire DOT Commissioner George Campbell discussing transportation issues in Maine and New Hampshire.
   
• March 2011: A Discussion on Highway Safety (Pat's Peak Ski Area)
  Stuart Thompson, NHDOT Highway Safety Engineer, and Marty Calawa, FHWA ITS/Safety Engineer, presented an overview of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, the Highway Safety Improvement Plan program, and the Highway Safety Manual.