Truck Station Location OptimizationStatus: CompleteReport Date: 03/15/2019 Summary: MnDOT has 137 truck stations across the state. These stations house and allow maintenance of MnDOT highway equipment as well as provide office and work space for highway maintenance staff. Within 20 years, 80 of these stations will need to be replaced as they reach the end of their effective life spans. Researchers developed a geographic information system based modeling tool to determine the most effective locations for truck stations in the state. Using data from many sources, they determined that MnDOT could rebuild 123 stations, relocate 24 on land available to MnDOT and combine two. MnDOT would save millions of dollars using the location optimization alternatives over the 50-year life cycle of a typical truck station. Final Deliverables: Optimizing Truck Station Locations for Maintenance Operations (Report #2019-10) New Tools to Optimize Truck Station Locations (Research Summary) Related Materials: New Tools to Optimize Truck Station Locations (Blog Post) Related Research: