Minnesota Local Road Research Board

This brochure is a supplement to report 2009RIC11, Implementation of Pavement Management in Minnesota, published in June 2009.

This guidebook is based on the findings of Minnesota Local Road Research Board research report 2019RIC20, Managing Utility Congestion within Rights-of-Way, authored by Bryan Nemeth, Gina Aulwes, and Jammi Ladwig.

This slideshow pertains to 2016RIC11, Snow & Ice Control Guidebook.

This schedule was created to accompany Report 2019RIC10, Maintenance of Recreational Trails

This is a checklist for recreational trail maintenance that was created to accompany Report 2019RIC2019. Maintenance of Recreational Trails.

This handout and visual guide was created to accompany Report 2019RIC09: Best Practices for Boulevard Turf Design and Management.

This interactive manual was created to accompany Report 2019RIC06: Asset Management Guide for Local Agencies.

This spreadsheet tool pertains to Report 2019RIC03, Gravel Road Management Spreadsheet Tool. It is designed to be a data management resource for county engineering offices to better track and manage gravel roads. This spreadsheet can be used as an inventory tool, providing one location for keeping all maintenance and construction data about a gravel road system. It can also be used to track costs and optimize spending. The tool was developed to be flexible and customizable for a variety of purposes and system sizes. Default values are included in the drop down selections in the various columns. However, users have the ability to change the options included in the drop down boxes by making edits in the red tab "Agency Dropdown Customization."

Significant improvements have been made in base stabilization practice that include design specifications and methodology, experience with the selection of stabilizing additives, and equipment for distribution and uniform blending of additives. For the rehabilitation of existing pavements the stabilization of base material has delivered performance as good as or better than reconstruction at a reduced cost. Many additive products exist to stabilize base materials for roadway construction, but it is not always clear which additive is the right one to use. This guidebook intends to focus on stabilization for new construction and Stabilized Full Depth Reclamation (SFDR) and to help with the selection of suitable nonproprietary stabilization additives for individual specific project(s).

The increasing cost of both buying and maintaining equipment and vehicles is changing the ways that local agencies manage their fleets. Budget constraints and rising costs require agency staff to employ tools and strategies for fleet management. The most effective way to optimize the life of vehicles and equipment is through good fleet management. The goal of this guidebook is to describe what that is and assess and describe the types of software and tools available for agency staff. The project included a survey of local agencies to first identify the types of equipment that make up their fleets and then to quantify how long they are keeping equipment and vehicles before replacement. Lastly, the survey asked agency staff to list the tools they use for fleet management. A matrix comparing various software tools used in Minnesota is included as well as a series of case studies.