Evaluating Roadway Subsurface Drainage Practices

Status: Complete
Report Date: 02/03/2009

Summary:

Researchers compared the performance of conventional edge drain systems to centerline drainage systems to determine if centerline drainage is a viable alternative to edge drains. The study does not recommend centerline drainage except at the occasional site in which water may rise from below the subgrade into the pavement structure.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: John Nieber

Co-Principal Investigator: Gary Sands

Technical Liaison: Stephen Schnieder

Project Coordinator: Nelson Cruz

Panel Members:
Dario Canelon-Suarez - U of M - Agricultural Engineering
David Halbersma - Pipestone County
Eric Otto - U of M/Agricultural Engineering
Larry Berkland - Asst. Steele County Engineer
Randy Groves - Murray County
Sam Johnson - U of M/Agricultural Engineering
Tom Struve - City of Minnetonka-Public Works

Final Deliverables:

Report #2009-08
Technical Summary