CNHRPC Traffic Data Collection Program
Each year, CNHRPC conducts over 200 traffic counts at locations throughout the region. This data is used both by CNHRPC and New Hampshire DOT to generate reports that assist in decision making by local and state officials. CNHRPC also uses count data to calibrate and validate its traffic modeling program. CNHRPC conducts its counts each year from May-October. CNHRPC maintains historical records for many of these locations so that growth trends can be examined. This data, covering every count from 2013* to the present is available online. Included are yearly counts requested by NHDOT, as well any count performed at the request of CNHRPC’s member communities or for the purposes of CNHRPC transportation studies.

*CNHRPC maintains traffic count records going back to 1992. If you have a specific request for this older data please contact Craig Tufts.

Notes:
*Hourly counts are available for most locations in the database. Please contact CNHRPC for more information.

*Most counts were conducted by CNHRPC – a small percentage come from member communities, neighboring planning commissions, and the NHDOT.

*In the case of a discrepancy between the CNHRPC & NHDOT count data please utilize the figure provided by NHDOT.

CNHRPC Traffic Counts by Town

AllenstownChichesterHennikerPittsfield
BoscawenConcordHillsboroughSalisbury
BowDeeringHopkintonSutton
BradfordDunbartonLoudonWarner
CanterburyEpsomPembrokeWebster

NHDOT Count Database
In addition to the count database maintained by CNHRPC, NHDOT maintains a significant count database as part of their Transportation Data Management System.

NHDOT publishes its counts in the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) format. AADT is an adjusted traffic volume and is defined by NHDOT as the total two-way volume of traffic at a given location during a twenty four (24) hour period representing an average day of the year. When calculating AADT, NHDOT employs seasonal and axle correction factors. The seasonal correction factors account for seasonal variations in traffic. Axle correction factors are necessary because automatic traffic counting machines count traffic based on the number of set wheels (axles) that a vehicle has. The axle correction factor assumes that a certain percentage of vehicles have more than two sets of wheels.

The correction factor employed by NHDOT explains the difference in data sets between the CNHRPC and NHDOT traffic count figures at the same location.

To access NHDOT’s Transportation Data Management System (TDMS) please use the following link:

https://nhdot.ms2soft.com/tcds/tsearch.asp?loc=Nhdot&mod=TCDS

Radar Traffic Counter
 CNHRPC is now in a position to offer its member communities traffic counting service over the winter months. In order to better serve all member communities CNHRPC invested in new radar traffic recording technology which allows staff to record traffic speed, class and volume outside of the regular summer counting season, when it is not feasible to use the traditional road tube method of recording traffic data. For more information on how the radar counter works see: http://www.jamartech.com/radarrecorder.html.
If you would like to schedule a count outside of the regular annual traffic count program please contact Matt Baronas.