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LRRB Announces 2025 Research Projects

January 15, 2025

The Local Road Research Board has funded 29 new research and implementation projects to address issues facing the Minnesota transportation community including managing stormwater, improving asphalt durability, rural road safety, and drone guidelines for maintenance use.

Build a Better Mousetrap Winners Announced

August 13, 2024

Congratulations to this year’s Build a Better Mousetrap award recipients, whose creative innovations solved everyday transportation challenges. One winner solves the problem of slippery plow steps, the other helps maintain gravel roads year-round.

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