Minnesota Local Road Research Board
by Julie Swiler
This best practices guide is designed to help the average local transportation practitioner communicate about transportation and public works topics more effectively on social media. It includes examples and tips from peer agencies of all sizes that local agencies can use to improve communication to citizens.
by Julie Swiler
New research explores the environmental impacts of potassium acetate, which is effective on ice at lower temperatures. Researchers investigated the fate, transport and degradation of potassium acetate used as a deicer or anti-icer, and its toxicity to biota.
by Julie Swiler
Learn about the LRRB study, Full-Depth Reclamation for City Streets, at the CEAM webinar, Tuesday, Sept. 27 from noon to 1 p.m.
by Julie Swiler
Attend the Sept. 27 CEAM webinar featuring two recent LRRB projects focused on local speed limits, Guidelines for Determining Speed Limits on Municipal Roadways and Impact of Speed Limit Changes on Urban Streets.
by Julie Swiler
A video of the June 1, 20023 CEAM webinar, Are Your Ponds Serving Their Water Quality Function, is available for viewing.
by Julie Swiler
St. Louis County received the National Build a Better Mousetrap “Smart Transformation Award” for its Remote Camera Installation project. The award was announced at the National LTAP & TTAP Association annual conference in July.
by Julie Swiler
Construction projects are increasing in complexity, size, cost, and constraints, and that can lead to missing deadlines. This resource offers guidance on contract language and processes that when used will improve the likelihood of delivering a construction project on time.
by Julie Swiler
The process involved in researching drainage law and defining the best approach to solving drainage issues can be substantial. This guide provides quick access to information on legal solutions to recurring drainage issues and solutions to solve drainage problems.
by Julie Swiler
This guide examines the history of speed limits, a recent statutory change and consequences to communities. It also explores the effectiveness of speed limit changes, outlines a process to follow when making a change, and offers alternative pedestrian and bicycle safety strategies.
by Julie Swiler
This guidebook is designed to assist agencies in understanding drainage problems and provide options to consider for mitigating structural damage to pavements due to moisture.
by Julie Swiler
The snowplow driver-assist system sponsored by MnDOT and the LRRB received the Robert C. Johns Research Partnership Award from the Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota.
by Julie Swiler
The Otter Tail County High Department’s new skid steer attachment, the Otter Claw, safely removes large amounts of debris from culverts, ditches, around bridges, and other hard-to-reach locations in minutes.
by Julie Swiler
This hybrid course, offered by Minnesota LTAP online beginning May 2 and in person on May 16, by provides an introduction to land surveying in general and construction staking, which is the process of taking information from project plans and mapping them out on the construction site.
by Julie Swiler
This guide provides detailed information on four intelligent warning devices. It is a resource that local agencies can use and modify to their needs when considering these technologies.
by Julie Swiler
The Pavement Marking Decision Tree is a handy guide to assist agencies in understanding their options when determining which pavement marking material is appropriate for their project.
by Julie Swiler
The University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is accepting proposals from local government agencies in Minnesota for assistance with projects that will begin fall 2023. Deadline for proposals is April 30, 2023.
by Julie Swiler
An easy-to-use quick reference guide is now available that provides an overview of crack treatment to help agencies make decisions on how to best implement a crack treatment program.
by Julie Swiler
A best practices manual is now available for local agencies to improve the chip seal experience. New research explored the cost-effectiveness of fog sealing over chip sealed roads, the ability of fog sealing to improve chip retention and fog sealing application methods.
by Julie Swiler
The Local Road Research Board has funded 26 new research and implementation projects to address issues facing the Minnesota transportation community, including the impacts of complete streets and the re-use of waste materials in sustainably designed soils.
by Julie Swiler
Pavement conditions along Minnesota’s state-aid, county, city, and township roads are anticipated to deteriorate based on current funding levels. New research identifies factors that impact maintenance spending and provides recommendations to help close funding gaps. A new fact sheet identifies the benefits of consistent maintenance.
by Julie Swiler
The FY2022 LRRB At-A-Glance summarizes the LRRB’s research activities for the last fiscal year, detailing successful collaboration by Minnesota’s city and county transportation agencies to support research that improves our transportation infrastructure, enhances highway safety and integrates the local road system into the community.
by Julie Swiler
This report provides a resource for engineers to identify and select appropriate speed-reduction treatments for high-speed approaches to roundabouts. The research examines best practices and techniques that are the most effective at lowering approach speed.
by Julie Swiler
Lake of the Woods County’s Minnesota Mousetrap award winner is one of five projects featured in the Federal Highway Administration’s 2022 Build a Better Mousetrap Showcase video.