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Practical manuals and handbooks designed for local agencies.

Most handbooks are available online. Printed copies can also be requested at no charge as long as supplies last (see order form). Prices listed apply to photocopies after current supplies run out.

Guidebook for Managing Small Airports
Transportation Research Board, 2009
Airport Cooperative Research Program Report No. 16
View online

Agricultural Aircraft Operations on Municipal Airports: A Guidebook for Municipal Airport Managers
Minnesota Airport Technical Assistance Program (AirTAP), 2009
Download PDF (1.5 MB PDF)

How About a Roundabout? The Minnesota Experience
Minnesota Local Road Research Board, 2007
View online

To Pave or Not to Pave? Making informed decisions on when to upgrade a gravel road
Minnesota LTAP, 2006
View brochure, presentation, and supporting materials

Local Government Video Catalog, 2006
Minnesota LTAP, 2006
Download PDF (1.1 MB PDF, 118 pp.)
$26 for print version; view order form

State Aid Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Best Practices Manual 2006
Minnesota Local Road Research Board, 2006
Manual Number 2006-31
Download PDF (1.0 MB PDF, 40 pp.)

Gravel Road Maintenance: Meeting the Challenge
Minnesota LTAP, 2006
The toolkit consists of a six-part DVD and two PDF instructional resources.
View online

Minnesota Snow and Ice Control Handbook
Minnesota Local Road Research Board and the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2005
Manual no. 2005-01
Download PDF (524 KB, 49 pp.)
$19 for print version; view order form

Asphalt Pavement Maintenance: Field Handbook
Ann Johnson, 2001.
Report no. LRRB 2001-05
Download PDF (5.28 MB, 24 pp.)
$17 for print version; view order form

Best Practices Handbook on Asphalt Pavement Maintenance
Ann Johnson, 2000.
Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-04
Download PDF (718 KB, 123 pp.)
$27 for print version; view order form

Best Practices Handbook on Roadside Vegetation
Ann Johnson, 2000.
Report no. Mn/DOT 2000-19
Download PDF (2.4 MB, 137 pp.)
$29 for print version; view order form

Capital Improvement Program Guide
Darlene Gorrill, Ann Johnson, WSB & Associates, Inc., 2003.
Download PDF (1.2 MB, 26 pp.)
$18 for print version; view order form

Erosion Control Handbook for Local Roads
Ann Johnson, 2003.
Report no. Mn/DOT 2003-08
Download PDF (2.4 MB, 122 pp.)
$27 for print version; view order form

Flying High: A Marketing Toolkit for Minnesota Airports
Darlene Gorrill, Ann Johnson, WSB & Associates, Inc., 2003.
Visit Web site
$18 for print version; view order form

Minnesota Seal Coat Handbook
David Janisch, Frank Gaillard, 1998.
Report no. Mn/DOT 1999-07
Download PDF (5.4 MB, 111 pp.)
$26 for print version; view order form

Reclaimed Glass Information Kit (2000)
2000.
Not available online
5 pp., $16 for print version; view order form