Item 8

1. Authorize the Bureau of Turnpikes to transfer Turnpike Funds in the amount of $3,500,000 to budget and expend costs for bridge rehabilitation on the Piscataqua River Bridge in FY 2027, effective upon the date of Governor and Council approval through June 30, 2027. 100% Turnpike Funds. 2. Authorize the Bureau of Bridge Design to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with the State of Maine to allow the Department to reimburse Maine for its 50% share of total project costs, estimated to be $10,000,000.00, for work associated with bridge rehabilitation on the Piscataqua River Bridge (NH Br. Nos. 258/128) carrying I-95 over the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, effective upon Governor and Council approval through November 19, 2029.