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Hooksett businesses warn Route 3 widening will take frontage parking and impair operations; some say plan is a 'de facto taking'
Summary
Multiple business owners testified that the Route 3 design would remove frontage parking, block customer access and render some buildings unusable. Pro Technologies and building owner Steve Lawrence said the current design would eliminate key customer parking and may force relocation or closure.
Hooksett business owners told the New Hampshire Department of Transportation at a May 15 public hearing that proposed widening of U.S. Route 3 would significantly harm operations along the corridor by removing frontage parking and changing driveway access.
Owners and attorneys described specific, business‑level impacts. "I will lose everything I've worked for in Hooksett," said Steve Lawrence, owner of a building at 1234 Hooksett Road, who said the project would remove roughly 10 front‑row parking spaces and eliminate garage access. Lawrence told the commission the loss of frontage parking would make the building unusable for his tenant and could render the structure difficult to re‑lease.
Pro Technologies, a Hooksett security company, said the proposed layout would likewise eliminate customer parking and block its primary client entrance. "Proceeding with the…
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