Low-Volume Roads
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Publications and Web sites
To Pave or Not to Pave? Making informed decisions on when to upgrade a gravel road
- To Pave or Not to Pave - Technical Brochure (603 KB PDF)
Minnesota LTAP, 2006
A comprehensive product that includes a technical brochure, research reports, and PowerPoint presentations to help local agencies make policy decisions for maintaining and upgrading gravel roads.- View presentation with narration
(74.2 MB flash-streaming video) - Download PowerPoint (1.6 MB) [ PDF version (1.0 MB) ]
- View presentation with narration
- Economics of Upgrading an Aggregate Road (PDF) research report
- Local Road Surfacing Criteria, South Dakota Department of Transportation, SD 2002-10, 2004:
- Technical Brief (512 KB PDF)
- Final Report (1.01 PDF)
- Users Guide (822 KB PDF)
- Low-Volume Surface Analysis Tool (XLS)
Gravel Roads Maintenance and Design Manual
Developed by the South Dakota LTAP Center
A comprehensive manual that addresses most issues that deal with gravel road maintenance. Includes a section on when to pave a gravel road.
Best Practices for the Design and Construction of Low Volume Roads, REVISED
Mn/DOT 2002-17REV, 2003
Provides information on methods for design and construction of hot-mix asphalt pavements in Minnesota.
When is it time to pave a gravel road? Technology Exchange, Summer 2005
The report—Economics of Upgrading an Aggregate Road—helps county and township governments make policy decisions for maintaining and upgrading gravel roads.
Workshops and Training
- Best Pavement Design Practices
- Gravel Road Maintenance and Design
- Gravel Road Maintenance/Dust Control (CTAP)
Videos
- Gravel Road Maintenance: Meeting the Challenge
Minnesota LTAP, 2006
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