Gravel Road Management Tool

Status: Complete
Report Date: 04/10/2019

Summary:

The gravel road management spreadsheet tool is an easy-to-use, customizable resource for inventorying gravel roads, tracking maintenance activity and expenditures, preparing budgets and planning future needs. A companion guidebook describes the inputs required for the tool, explains the gravel road evaluation and rating system, and allows users to customize inputs. The tool can integrate with existing geographic information systems to populate roadway system data.

Final Deliverables:

Gravel Road Management Tool (Spreadsheet #2019RIC03S)
Gravel Road Management Spreadsheet Tool Supplemental Guidance (Manual #2019RIC03)
Putting Research into Practice: New Spreadsheet Tool for Managing Gravel Road Systems (Research Summary)

Related Materials:

New Spreadsheet Tool Helps Agencies Manage Gravel Road Systems (Blog Post)
Gravel Road Management Tool: How Are You Managing Your Gravel Toads? (Brochure/Handout)
Gravel Road Management Spreadsheet Tool (Spreadsheet Tool)
Gravel Road Management Tools (TRS)

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Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Renae Kuehl
Technical Liaison: Michael Flaagan
Project Coordinator: Mitchell Bartelt
Panel Members:
    Ann Johnson - Prof. Engr. Serv., Inc.
    Bradley Wentz - North Dakota State University
    Bruce Hasbargen - Beltrami County
    Eddie Johnson - Materials & Road Research
    Joel Ulring - Materials & Road Research
    Jonathan Large - Mahnomen County
    Ken Skorseth - SD State University
    Kris Lyytinen - Cass County Highway Department
    Lon Aune - Marshall County Highway Dept
    Michael Marti - SRF Consulting Group Inc.
    Rich Sanders - Polk County
    Rick West - Stonebrooke Engineering
    Susan Miller - SRF