New Research
- Stormwater BMP Inspection and Maintenance Resource Guide
- Expanding the Transportation Workforce: Roadway Maintenance Workers
- Optimizing Asphalt Mixture Designs for Low-Volume Roads of Minnesota
- User-Centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Study
New Guidebooks
- Mini-Roundabout FAQs
- Snowplow Optimization & GPS/AVL on Maintenance Equipment
- Best Practices for Dust Control in Minnesota
- Project Development Best Management Practices
FY2025 Projects Funded
Environmental
- Quantifying the Influence of Driver Behavior on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Quality
- Innovative Stormwater Solutions for Linear Projects*
- Feasibility of LED Solar Street Lighting
- Development of Biochar Specification Criteria as Soil Amendment for Slopes, Conveyances and Stormwater Treatment Systems, Phase 2*
Implementation
- Environmental Permitting Requirements & Best Practices
- Best Practices for Electric Vehicles Charging Stations
- Best Practices for Developing Request for Proposals (RFPs)
- Best Practices for Effective Completion of Crash Reports by Law Enforcement
- Load Posting Implements of Husbandry and Emergency Vehicles for Minnesota’s Local Bridge Inventory
- Effective Purchasing of Public Works Materials, Vehicles and Equipment
- Guidance for Reducing Urban Street Signage
- Evaluation of Roundabout Crash Rates/Effectiveness Roundabout Driver Education for Local Agency Use
- Agency Guidance for Addressing Artistic/Creative Pavement Painting on Public Roads
- Best Practices Addressing Elements within the Public ROW during Construction
- Drone Guidelines for Maintenance Use
Materials & Construction
- Tools to Improve the Durability of Asphalt Pavements*
- Evaluating and Implementing Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Continuous and Rapid Monitoring of Moisture Fluctuations in In-Service Roads*
- Are Current Rigid Pavement Roundabout Designs Working in Minnesota?*
- Holistic Design and Selection Criteria for Unbound Geomaterials Used in Pavement Systems*
- Design Guidance and Best Practices for the Use of Light Fill
Multimodal
Policy & Planning
- Refining the Understanding of Parking Space Requirements and Its Impact on Vehicle Miles Traveled
- Speed Impacts on Complete Streets Elements, Phase II*
Traffic & Safety
- Evaluation of Driver Speeds After Implementation of Speed Limit Reduction on Urban Streets*
- Estimating Likely Mode Shift and Vehicle-Miles-Travelled-Reduction Potential Using Transportation Business Intelligence Data and AI Algorithms*
- Bike Infrastructure Planning Based on Mobile-Sourced Data and Anticipated Route Shifts
- Exploring Completeness and Accuracy of Driver Crash Reporting of Property Damage Only Crashes
- Leveraging C-V2X and Advanced Communications/Sensing for Rural Road Safety
- A Novel Red Light Running Warning System Using Connected v2i Technology, Phase 2: Driver Testing on Public Roads
*Indicates joint funding by the Local Road Research Board and State Research Program.
Projects Led by Iowa Researchers
- Evaluating and Implementing Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for Continuous and Rapid Monitoring of Moisture Fluctuations in In-Service Roads, Halil Ceylan, Iowa State University
- Use of Plastics in Road Materials (Paving), Halil Ceylan, Iowa State University
- Effect of Increased Precipitation (Heavy Rain Events) on Minnesota Pavement Foundations, Halil Ceylan, Iowa State University
- Safety Impacts of Street Lighting at Isolated Rural Intersections, Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University
- Transverse Rumble Strips at Rural Intersections, Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University
- Evaluation of Static and Dynamic No Right Turn on Red Signs at Traffic Signals, Christopher Day, Meenakshi Sumeet Arya, Iowa State University