Stretching the pavement dollar
This year’s recipient of the Gerald Rohrbach Annual Pavement Conference Award is Duane Blanck of Crow Wing County. Blanck has served as county engineer in Crow Wing County since 1975 and is a past president of the Minnesota County Engineers Association. Last year’s recipient, Patrick Hughes (in back), presented the award.
It’s hard to be a pavement in Minnesota. Growing numbers of vehicles squash you and cold winters make you brittle, yet tight budgets keep you from getting all the attention you need. What’s a pavement to do? Speakers at the 11th Annual Minnesota Pavement Conference offered their ideas—such as preventive maintenance, pavement management systems, and recycling methods—to stretch the transportation dollar and ease your roadway’s pain.
The conference, held February 15 in St. Paul, was sponsored by Mn/DOT, Minnesota LTAP, and a number of other organizations.
Please see related articles for coverage of several presentations from the conference. Additional coverage is in the 2007 Minnesota Pavement Conference Session Summaries, available for download on the Minnesota LTAP Web site at www.mnltap.umn.edu/publications.