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After a mild winter with little snow, New Hampshire is being hit with a late-season storm.

The National Weather Service says up to a foot of snow is expected in some areas by this evening.    

There are more than 200 closings, although most schools are closed due to winter break.

New Hampshire Department of Transportation says drivers should take extra precautions.

"The roadways are slippery," said Nick King, with New Hampshire Department of Transportation. "It's a heavy snow, which is causing the roadways to become slippery and accumulate on the roadway creating grooves for traffic." 

The state commissioner of transportation warns that if the federal government moves ahead with a plan to cut $40 million of New Hampshire’s yearly highway funds—the completion of I-93 will be placed on hold, indefinitely.  One portion that remains unfinished is exit 3 near Windham.

Many businesses there say the uncertainty of I-93’s future is hurting the local economy.

On a rainy afternoon—Alex Ray-owner of the restaurant chain the Common Man—shows off his Windham establishment. The old renovated barn is about dozen or so feet from the uncompleted new portion of interstate 93.

Seven years ago, the state department of transportation told Ray it needed this land to expand the interstate.  Ray purchased another lot nearby so he could keep the Common Man in town.