Compaction Remediation for Construction Sites

Status: Complete
Report Date: 01/01/2008

Summary:

Machinery passing over the right of way during highway construction results in severe soil compaction, which complicates storm water management and requires the purchase of additional land for retaining ponds. Researchers used deep tilling on a variety of soils with different plow types over two growing seasons. Deep tilling proved to be an ROW rehabilitation method.

Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Jonathan Chaplin

Co-Principal Investigator: Reid Pulley

Technical Liaison: Dwayne Stenlund

Project Coordinator: Cory Johnson

Panel Members:
John Baker - University of Minnesota/Soil Science
Leo Holm - Associated General Contractors
Scott Morgan - District 7
Timothy Andersen - Materials & Road Research
Todd Smith -

Final Deliverables:

Report #2008-01