Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
Transportation Networks
Roads
The F.E. Everett Turnpike, also known as U.S. Route 3, runs through Nashua. The turnpike is a high-speed
connection to the interstate highway system, granting access south into metro-Boston and north into
Manchester. Nashua has eight highway exits, making virtually any location in the city no more than a few
short minutes away from the highway.
Buses
The Nashua Transit System provides bus service within the City of Nashua. All Nashua Transit System buses
and trolleys are ADA accessible and equipped with bike racks. The company operates two electric hybrid
buses, ten compressed natural gas buses, three low-floor Arboc passenger vans, six low-floor cutaway
passenger vans, and two trolleys.
The Nashua Transit System operates three distinct travel programs.
Figure 32. Nashua Transit System Travel Programs
CityBus A daytime fixed route service that runs on 13
different routes.
After 7 An evening service that runs on four routes.
City Lift A Paratransit and senior citizen service that
operates on the same routes as CityBus and
includes some additional service areas.
Rail Lines
Nashua has two active rail lines that pass through the city—the New Hampshire Main Line and the
Hillsborough Branch. Both of these rail lines are owned by Pan Am Railways.
Nearly three-quarters of all freight shipped into New Hampshire by rail is received in this region. The New
Hampshire Department of Transportation has a proposed project called the Nashua-Concord Corridor, which
would provide a direct passenger rail connection from Boston to Nashua by expanding the Massachusetts
Bay Transportation Authority's service area of the Lowell Commuter Rail Line.
Airport
Nashua Airport, otherwise known as Boire Field, is a very active General Aviation Airport in the northwest
corner of the city. Boire Field is a low-capacity facility with a 6,o00-foot asphalt runway. Airport operations
include flight training, charter, corporate, military, recreational flights, and small-scale fueling operations.
Waterways
The Merrimack and Nashua Rivers both flow through Nashua. The Merrimack River allows for boat traffic.
There is a low frequency of events, but there are also very few access points.
The Nashua River is not navigable with motorized boats but is frequented by kayaks. Nashua Fire Rescue
does receive calls to respond to medical and rescue incidents on this river.
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