The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announced that Gov. 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 retired at the end of February 2026.

Commissioner Rodrigue joined the 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 ed. He became assistant director of operations in 2012, director of operations in 2016 and assistant commissioner and chief engineer in 2022.

Rodrigue 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, he said.

"I am honored, humbled and grateful to Governor Ayotte and the Executive Council for their trust and support," he added.