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Old 12-11-2012, 07:08 AM   #8
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I cannot speak of the condition of roads in other states.
What I will say is that if you consider NH roads (not highways) to be in good shape then yours must be almost impassable.
While there could very well be some towns that are keeping up with roads, in most instances towns are letting roads degrade to the point where emergency equipment needs more time to respond to calls. This was just the case when the Gilmanton FD said that the condition of Rt-107 added minutes ( I thought they said 8 but not sure) more to response time. I use Rt-107 because it is the most highly visible in my area but all around this area are roads that cannot be traveled at the posted speeds without risk of damage to you vehicle.

In the end it costs us all more in front end alignments and tires.
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