Fact Sheets

Low-Volume Roads

Low-volume roadways are often unappreciated and under-researched by pavement engineers when held alongside their high-volume interstate and highway counterparts. But MnROAD, a key element in TERRA's comprehensive road research strategy, has established itself as a national leader in the study of low-volume road research and construction techniques. Extensive experiments and continuous data collection on test sections of the MnROAD low-volume road (LVR) have produced a number of benefits to Minnesota roadways and to the larger pavement community.

Download the TERRA fact sheet on low-volume roads (186 KB PDF) with highlights based on the 2007 report MnROAD Lessons Learned

For Further Reading links:

• MnROAD Lessons Learned (Mn/DOT Report MN-RC-2007-06) (0.9 MB PDF)
• Minnesota Low Volume Road Design 1998 (Mn/DOT Report MN-RC-1999-34) (4.3 MB PDF)
• An Evaluation of Aggregate and Chip Seal Surfaced Roads at MnROAD (Mn/DOT Report MN-RC-1998-24) (6.7 MB PDF)
• Evaluation of Aggregate Sections at MnROAD (MnROAD Report 2000-29) (2.6 MB PDF)
• Best Practices for the Design and Construction of Low-Volume Roads (Mn/DOT Report MN-RC-2002-17REV) (3.8 MB PDF)
• Historical Use of Taconite Byproducts as Construction Aggregate Materials in Minnesota: A Progress Report (NRRI-RI-2006-02)