Concrete pavement manual published in easy-to-use format
Minnesota LTAP has completed a graphic redesign of the State Aid Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Best Practices Manual. The new version is an easy-to-use, 5-inch by 8-inch tabbed manual. To order a copy, visit Minnesota LTAP at www.mnltap.umn.edu/publications.
The original manual was published by Mn/DOT State Aid in September 2005 as a Microsoft Word file. That version (1.1 MB PDF) is online at www.lrrb.org/PDF/200533.pdf. State Aid contracted with Minnesota LTAP to redesign the manual to improve readability and more closely match previous LTAP manuals.
The content is the same for both versions: specifications for concrete repair of local city streets and county pavements. The content was developed from existing concrete repair standards used by Mn/DOT since 1981, and incorporates successful modifications by the cities of Owatonna and Austin, Minnesota. The content also incorporates standards for sidewalk, curb, and gutter repairs into a specification format.
The manual is intended to be used as a source of supplemental specifications for constructing this work throughout Minnesota. All standard plates have been designated as SA (for State Aid) to allow the State Aid office to track bid prices with a consistent title throughout the state.