By Popular Request: Practical, Time-Saving Uses of AI in Public Works

[Coughlan, Peter]

FYI from NH Local Roads........ learn about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public works

Peter M. Coughlan, P.E.
Director, Maine Local Roads Center (LTAP)
Community Services Division
MaineDOT, Station 16, 24 Child St
Augusta ME 04333-0016
Ph: 207/624-3266   FAX: 207/624-3301
peter.coughlan at maine.gov<mailto:peter.coughlan at maine.gov>


Please feel free to share with your local agencies and anyone who may be interested in this topic.

We've shared a few sessions on AI recently and had great conversations with public works staff who are already finding success, and saving time, using tools like ChatGPT and Copilot in their daily work. Several of you who missed those sessions have reached out with interest, so by popular request, we're hosting another 90-minute webinar to explore how these tools can make a real impact in your operations and administration; helping you do important work, more efficiently.

Practical, Time-Saving Uses of AI in Public Works Operations and Administration
Date: Monday, December 1, 2025 | Time: 12:00 PM ET
Duration: 90 minutes, including Q&A and plenty of demonstration time
Register: Click here to register<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c7W1IsG3Sf2RfxKaxrGSqw#/registration>

About the session:
Discover how AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can transform your work in Public Works. Whether you're an Administrative Assistant, DPW Director, Road Agent, or other municipal professional, this session will show how AI can serve as your personal assistant, streamlining tasks and boosting productivity. From drafting emails and summarizing reports to reviewing technical documents and organizing meeting materials, you'll see practical ways to work smarter and faster.

Beyond the basics, explore how AI can support creative problem-solving, research, strategic planning, and public engagement, helping you focus on what matters most. No prior AI experience required; if you're not sure where to start, this session is for you. Please also consider sharing this opportunity with others in municipal operations who are curious about AI use.

You'll learn how AI can help you:

  *   Improve efficiency: Draft, edit, and summarize documents in just minutes, improve technology and application use, create efficiencies in day-to-day tasks
  *   Enhance communication: Create clear, polished materials for staff, boards, and the public.
  *   Support strategy: Generate ideas and solutions for challenges, complete deep research to develop proposals and programmatic efforts, and much more

Register now: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c7W1IsG3Sf2RfxKaxrGSqw<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c7W1IsG3Sf2RfxKaxrGSqw#/registration>  This session is designed for everyone, and we look forward to hearing how you put AI to work in your office!

About the presenter:
Marilee Enus is the Director at the UNH T2 Center, home of New Hampshire's Local Technical Assistance Program, which supports local highway departments with training, technical resources, and customized assistance. While not a coder or AI engineer, Marilee is an enthusiastic AI strategist who uses tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to streamline daily operations, automate tasks, improve communication, and reclaim time. Since proving to herself how AI can transform everyday work for greater efficiency, she's been passionate about sharing those ideas and opportunities with public works administrators-or anyone she meets.

Lee Cooper
Program Coordinator, Technology Transfer Center
NH Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP)
Email: Lee.Cooper at unh.edu<mailto:Lee.Cooper at unh.edu>
Website: www.t2.unh.edu<http://www.t2.unh.edu/>
Phone: (603) 862-1362
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