Implementation Projects

The LRRB Research Implementation Committee (RIC) develops training resources that help transmit new knowledge to transportation practitioners. The following RIC projects are underway or have been completed.

Search the research project database for all LRRB projects or peruse our product gallery for popular guidebooks and videos only. We also co-sponsor training through the LTAP program.

2022-2026

• Best Management Practices for Drain Tile in Rights of Way

• Best Practice Guidelines for Intelligent (Active) Warning Devices

• Best Practices for Improving Subgrade Drainage

• Best Practices for Using Social Media for Local Agencies

• Catch Basins and Manholes: Products, Installation, and Settlement and Heave Mitigation

• Contractors Overcommitting/Missing Deadlines

• Cost Effectiveness of Various Pavement Markings

• Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Effectiveness of Crack Sealing Techniques

• Culvert Type Evaluation: Concrete vs Plastic vs Corrugated Metal

• Drainage 101 County Roadways and City Streets: Best Practices and Resources Guide

• Guidelines for Determining Speed Limits on Municipal Roadways

• Guidelines for Using Intelligent Warning Devices

• Mitigating Projects Missing Deadlines

• Pavement Marking Decision Tree – Project Level

• Speed Limit Guidance for Municipal Roadways

2019-2021

• Autonomous Vehicles – What Should Local Agencies Expect?

• Autonomous Vehicles: What Should Local Agencies Expect?

• Best Practices for Boulevard Turf Design and Maintenance

• Best Practices for Managing Utility Congestion Within Rights-of-Way

• Best Practices to Manage Effects of Settlement and Heave at Catch Basins and Manholes

• Construction Inspection and Documentation Training Course

• Effectiveness of Fog Seal on Chip Sealed Low-Volume Roads

• Full Depth Reclamation Resource Guide for Urban and Suburban Street Application

• GIS Tools and Apps – Integration with Asset Management

• GIS Tools and Apps – Integration with Asset Management

• Guidance for Bicycle Facility Selection and Design

• Managing Utility Congestion within the ROW

• Mitigating Seasonal Movements at Culverts

• Pavement Performance of Overlays and New Construction Related to Ride Quality and Reflective Cracking

• Pavement Preservation Guidance for Local Agencies

• Pedestrian Crosswalk Policy Development Guidelines

• Signing for Effective Roundabout Approach Speed Reduction

• System Preservation Guide – A Planning Process for Local Government Management of Transportation Networks

• Training Course: Corridor Management and Maintenance of Paved Recreational Trails

2017-2018

• Addressing Citizen Requests For Traffic Safety Concerns

• Asset Management Guide for Local Agencies

• Base Stabilization Guidance and Additive Selection for Pavement Design and Rehabilitation

• Lightly Surfaced Roads (LSR) Training & Workshop Curriculum

2012-2016

• ADA Transition Plan Template for Local Agencies

• Complete Streets Template(s) for Minnesota Local Agencies

• Flashing Yellow Arrow Tool for Time-of-Day Use Instructional Video

• Impacts of Implements of Husbandry on Local Roads

• Minnesota Local Agency Preparedness for Unpaved Roads

• Synopsis of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Material

• Temporary Traffic Control

• Thinking of Building a Multi-Lane Roundabout?

• Young Drivers Toolkit

2009-2011

• Allowable Axle Loads – Implementation of TONN 2010 – Phase 2

• BMPs for Promoting Roadway Safety Maintenance

• BPs for Recreational Trail Management

• BPs for Sign Reduction – Phase 2

• Dust Control

• Implementation of Pavement Management in Minnesota

• Pavement Design 301 – Integrated Tools for Pavement Design and Management

• Traffic Generators