Research Implementation Committee

This Technical Summary pertains to the LRRB-produced Report 2014RIC14, “Integrated Tools for Pavement Design and Management,” published February 2014.

This report provides a brief overview of recent research and current usage of various pavement-related topics in Minnesota, including: -Use of RAP in local pavement design, -Implementation of an updated vehicle classification scheme, -Pavement design charts for ten-ton designs, -Revision and update of the FWD Viewer Tool, and -Overlay design method for the FWD Viewer Tool. The review of these topics includes recommendations for further study or for implementation. The two topics related to the FWD Viewer Tool were investigated further, including implementation which was included in this project. Implementation activities included development of spreadsheet tools and statewide training among local transportation engineers for their use.

Appendices for Report 2019RIC20, Managing Utility Congestion Within Rights-of-Way.

This Implementation Summary pertains to Report 2019RIC20, “Managing Utility Congestion within the ROW,” published December 2019.

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.

Existing needs were identified when working with public utilities in rights-of-way (ROW). The needs include working in congested corridors, what to do with abandoned infrastructure, not receiving accurate mapping data from utility providers, not receiving requested information, how to address 5G and other new infrastructure, and not having construction requirements or expectations of utility service providers. Minnesota statutes and administrative rules are discussed in terms of agency and utility owner responsibilities in relation to utilities within public ROW. State statutes and rules provide guidance for cities and counties to implement local ordinances. This project synthesizes existing best management practices used by cities and counties to manage utilities within public ROW. Best management practices were identified through an online survey and discussions with members of the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). Additional conversations or interviews were conducted with select survey respondents who identified best practices or provided informative documents from their agencies.

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.

The final product for report 2019RIC10 was this PowerPoint training about recreational trail asset management.