CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announces that Governor Kelly Ayotte and the Executive Council have approved the nomination of David M. Rodrigue to serve as the next NHDOT Commissioner. Rodrigue will complete the term of former Commissioner William Cass, who recently retired.
Rodrigue joined NHDOT in 1991 and has served in the Bureaus of Highway Design, Construction, Traffic, and Highway Maintenance. In 2005, he became the department’s first Transportation Management Center and Intelligent Transportation Management System Program Manager, leading the construction, outfitting, and opening of the 24/7/365 Transportation Management Center.
Over the following years, Rodrigue served as Assistant District 3 Engineer in Gilford, Interim District 1 Engineer in Lancaster, and District 5 Engineer in Bedford. He became Assistant Director of Operations in 2012, Director of Operations in 2016, and Assistant Commissioner and Chief Engineer in 2022.
Rodrigue said he believes providing a safe, accessible and well planned, constructed, preserved, and maintained transportation system is a critical responsibility that supports economic prosperity and quality of life for all.
Rodrigue is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Science.
