Updating MnDOT Guidance for Using Shredded Tires in Roadway Construction

Status:  Complete
Report Date:  07/31/2013

Summary:

This project synthesized published research about the use of tire-derived products in roadway construction, with a focus on the use of shredded tires in lightweight fill, retaining wall backfill, insulation layers, drainage layers and capillary moisture breaks. The information collected will be used in a review of MnDOT's standards, which were based mainly on research conducted in the 1980s and 1990s.

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