UNH T2 Center LTAP

08/27/2026

Think only transportation professionals can impact roadway safety?

Think again.

Local safety decisions happen every day in town offices, schools, police departments, public works garages, planning boards, hospitals, and emergency services.

If your work influences how SAFELY people can travel through your community, then you belong in the conversation.

Register for the NH Road Safety Advocate Program free webinars. For more information 🔗 bit.ly/RSAP2026

08/27/2026

Kinda chic to improve roadway safety as part of the day-to-day work!

Tuesday's Road Safety 365 class focused on “reading the road” for safety opportunities. After a short classroom intro, we boarded the bus and rode the roads, practicing how to spot things like faded or blocked signs, pavement markings, curve conditions, skid marks and other clues that can help us identify and address risk. Then it was back to the classroom to talk through what we saw.

Roadway safety isn’t any one town’s “issue.” Fatal and serious crashes happen across New Hampshire- on state and local roads, in cities and small towns. Every DPW and highway staff member, in every community, can be part of saving lives by learning to read the road for safety and recognizing opportunities to make it safer through the work they already do.

Thank you to NH Department of Transportation for hosting us, and to the several New Hampshire communities that joined us for Road Safety 365 and brought their experience, observations and ideas to the conversation.

08/25/2026

Great work, Salem DPW! Masters of salt!

Alright NH municipalities... who's next??😁❄

Congratulations to the Town of Salem, NH on receiving Municipal Green SnowPro Certification! Municipal Green SnowPro is a voluntary certification program that recognizes municipalities in the state that are working towards reducing their winter salt application and preventing increasing concentrations of chlorides in surface water and groundwater in their communities. Municipal Green SnowPro certification requires comprehensive training, detailed documentation, and winter salt reduction best management practices to improve water quality while maintaining a high level of public safety. Learn more about the NHDES Voluntary Municipal Green SnowPro certification program at https://www.des.nh.gov/land/roads/road-salt-reduction/municipal-green-snowpro-certification

08/20/2026

Knowing your community is a little safer is even better.

The road you help make safer probably won't make the evening news. The crash that never happens won't make headlines. The families that travel your community’s roads safely probably won’t nominate you for a national award.

And that's exactly the point.

Road safety isn't about recognition. It's about coming together as a community to save lives, to help people get home safely, day after day.

Because some of the most important work is the work no one ever has to notice.

If you care about making rural and local roads safer, the NH Roads Scholar Road Safety Advocate Program can give you the knowledge, tools, and perspective to help make a difference. Register for the NH Road Safety Advocate Program series of 8 no cost webinars. Visit https://t2.unh.edu/programs/rsap

08/17/2026

Turns out, it isn't just transportation engineers in the conversation.
Roadway safety involves everyone who helps shape how people travel through a community.

Public works |Police | Public health | Planning |Schools | Emergency services | Municipal leaders

When these groups come together to talk about roadway safety, communities are better equipped to reduce serious crashes and save lives.

The NH Road Safety Advocate Program was built to bring those voices together.

Join the conversation. Register for the NH Road Safety Advocate Program free webinars. And tag someone from the stakeholder groups that may be interested in attending!

For more information visit https://t2.unh.edu/certifications-recognition/learn-how-help-make-local-roads-safer-road-safety-advocate-program

National Center for Rural Road Safety

08/13/2026

Turns out, it isn't just transportation engineers in the conversation.
Roadway safety involves everyone who helps shape how people travel through a community.
Public works.
Police.
Public health.
Planning.
Schools.
Emergency services.
Municipal leaders.
When these groups come together to talk about roadway safety, communities are better equipped to reduce serious crashes and save lives.

The NH Road Safety Advocate Program was built to bring those voices together.
Join the conversation. Register for the NH Road Safety Advocate Program free webinars.

For more information visit 🔗https://t2.unh.edu/certifications-recognition/road-safety-advocate-program

08/12/2026

We're thrilled to announce the City of Claremont Department of Public Works was named a national winner in the Federal Highway Administration's Build a Better Mousetrap competition!

Claremont earned the Bold Steps Award for its innovative Custom Culvert Steamer Hook-Lift Body, a cost-effective, in-house solution that dramatically improves worker safety, streamlines operations, and reimagines culvert steaming as a fully integrated mobile system.

This national recognition highlights the ingenuity, resourcefulness, and dedication of Claremont's DPW team and showcases the innovative spirit driving transportation improvements across New Hampshire. Congratulations Claremont DPW!

08/07/2026

We've got something to say about this...

HOW STINKIN' COOL!!!

Give Hard Hat Kid a follow over on Instagram, and if you know a "Hard Hat Kid" looking for a DPW team to grow with, we'd love to help make an introduction!

Thanks for investing in the future of public works and public infrastructure Town of Simsbury, Connecticut- Public Works Department!

Most 13-year-olds spend their free time on homework and video games. Raylan Bleimeister spends his at the Simsbury Department of Public Works.

08/06/2026

The juice is worth the squeeze.

Helping make your community's roads safer takes time. And you’re probably already wearing enough hats to fill a luxury walk in-closet. Free time... what’s that?!?

But if you’re ready to influence actionable change in local road safety, and to protect the people traveling through your community and neighborhood streets, we think the investment of your time will be more than worth it.

Join us for eight free webinars to become a NH Road Safety Advocate and gain practical knowledge you can use to help reduce serious crashes and save lives on local roads.

Because protecting the people we care about is always worth the effort.

Register today. 🔗https://t2.unh.edu/certifications-recognition/road-safety-advocate-program

National Center for Rural Road Safety

08/03/2026

Snowfighters- here's another free opportunity to learn more about some of your winter material options. This isn't affiliated with our training program, but we know the topic is of interest to many of you so wanted to pass along!

Confident about your salt supply this winter? Looking to reduce your salt use? We can help - Join our Free Lunch & Learn in Dover NH - August 4th 2026 https://na3.hubs.ly/y0yXxy0