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The State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation ('''NHDOT''') is a government agency of the U.S. State of New Hampshire . The NHDOT is under the executive direction of Commissioner of Transportation Carol A. Murray. Murray has resigned and is expected to leave office before March 1, 2007. The main office of the NHDOT is located in the J.O. Morton Building in Concord. DUTIES NHDOT's general functions, as provided in NH RSA:21-L , are:
HISTORY From 1905 to 1915, the responsibility for highways and bridges was vested with the State Engineer. From 1915 to 1950, the NHDOT was the "Division to the Highway Department", which was established under Chapter 103 of the New Hampshire Laws of 1915. In 1950, the department became the "New Hampshire Department of Public Works and Highways", established under Part 9 of Chapter 5 of the New Hampshire Laws of 1950. On February 18, 1986, the Department of Public Works and Highways was reorganized under Chapter 402 of the laws of 1985 (RSA:21-L), as the Department of Transportation. This reorganization of the department added the Transportation Division of the Public Utilities Commission (Bureaus of Rail Safety and Common Carriers) and the Aeronautics Commission. Additional agency reorganization under Chapter 257 of the New Hampshire Laws of 2004 changed the Division of Aeronautics to the Division of Aeronautics, Rail, and Transit. DIVISIONS Under the 1986 reorganization plan, five Divisions were created within the Department:
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