Minnesota Department of Transportation

Resource Links

ADA Resources

Accessibility and MnDOT

http://www.dot.state.mn.us/ada/index.html

Approved/Qualified Products List

Approved MBW Reinforcement, RSS Geosynthetic Reinforcement, and more
http://www.mrr.dot.state.mn.us/geotechnical/foundations/foundations.asp

Approved products and certified products and sources for acceptance on MnDOT and Federal-aid projects
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/products/index.html

Biking and Pedestrian Resources

Biking
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/

Pedestrian
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/peds/

Bridge Resources Related to Design

Bridge Construction Manual
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/manuals/construction/index.html

LRFD Bridge Design and Bridge Details Parts I & II Manuals, Guidelines, Reports
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/

State Aid Bridge Handbook
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/stateaid/index.html

Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD)

CADD Data Standards, MnDOT
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/caes/cadd

CADD Standards, Bridge
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/

GEOPAK – MnDOT design software
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/caes/

Context Sensitive Solutions

MnDOT with Center for Transportation Studies working for Context-Sensitive Design
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Education/ContextSensitive

Minnesota is one of five pilot states implementing Context-Sensitive Design
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/context/index.cfm

Design Policy - "Design Excellence Through Context Sensitive Design" - Tech Memo

Cost Participation Policy

MnDOT Policy Guideline for the Policy and Procedures for Cooperative Construction Projects With Local Units of Government
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/ProjDeliv/agreements/information/ds11.pdf

MnDOT Policy Position Statement for the Policy and Procedures for Cooperative Construction

Projects With Local Units of Government
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/ProjDeliv/agreements/information/DS12.pdf

Design Build Projects & Resources

Design-Build
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/designbuild/

Design Manual

Road Design Manual
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/design/rdm/

Traffic Engineering Design Manuals
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/publ/tem/index.html

Design Practices & Procedures

Design Scene, MnDOT
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/pre-letting/scene/

Geometric Design & Layout Development
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/design/geometric/index.html

Design Specifications

Standard Specifications for Construction
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/pre-letting/spec/

Special Provisions for Spec Book 2005, MnDOT
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/pre-letting/prov/

Special Provisions, Bridge
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/docsdown.html

Environmental Resources Related to Design

MnDOT Project and Process Guidance, HPDP handbook
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/hpdp/scoping.html

Metro Visual Imaging, MnDOT Visualization Services
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/visualization/

Plant Selector program for roadside planting, ...
http://dotapp7.dot.state.mn.us/plant/

Erosion & Sediment Control specialist training manual, research, .
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/environment/

Mn/Model Statewide Archaeological Predictive Model
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/mnmodel/

Hydrology/Hydraulics

Bridge Scour Evaluation Procedures (Internal link for MnDOT employees)
http://ihub/bridge/hydraulics/scour/index.html

Mn/Dot Metro District Stormwater Program
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/waterresources/index.html

MnDOT Drainage Manual
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/hydraulics/drainagemanual/index.html

MnDOT Culvert & Storm Drain Inspection Database Program (HydInfra)
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bridge/hydraulics/hydinfra/index.html

MnDOT Culvert & Storm Drain Inspection Database Program (HydInfra) (Internal link for MnDOT employees) http://ihub/bridge/hydraulics/hydinfra/index.html

Pavement Design

Pavement Design
http://www.mrr.dot.state.mn.us/pavement/pavementeng.asp

Project Development Guidance

MnDOT Project and Process Guidance, HPDP handbook
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/hpdp/scoping.html

Quality Resources Related to Design

State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/program/index.html

Research (Design Specific)

Research, test, and deploy advanced transportation technology
http://www.research.dot.state.mn.us/

Office of Research Services acquires, creates, and shares transportation knowledge
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/guidestar/

Transportation research at U of M in conjunction with MnDOT
http://www.cts.umn.edu/

Rest Areas, Travel Information Centers & Waysides

Safety Rest Areas and Waysides
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/restareas/

Historic Roadside Development Structures on Minnesota Trunk Highways
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadsides/historic/index.html

Scenic Byways
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/scenicbyways/index.html

Right-of-Way Resources, Manuals, etc.

Right of Way Resources
http://www.olmweb.dot.state.mn.us/

Standard Drawings

Sample Plan, Metro
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/finaldesign/samplplan.html

Standard Plan Sheets, MnDOT
http://standardplans.dot.state.mn.us/

Standards Plates, MnDOT
http://standardplates.dot.state.mn.us/StdPlate.aspx

State Aid for Local Transportation

State Aid for Local Transportation
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/

Technical Memorandums

Technical Memorandums, Environmental
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/environment/techmemos.html

Technical Memorandums, MnDOT
http://techmemos.dot.state.mn.us/techmemo.aspx

Technical Memorandums, State Aid
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/stateaid/sa_tech_memos.html

Traffic Engineering Publications & Resources

Traffic Engineering Publications & Resources
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/index.html

Traffic Lighting & Signals

MnDOT Traffic Publications, Signals & Lighting, and more...
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/trafficeng/

Metro Traffic Signals & Lighting, Traffic Control, Traffic Studies
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/trafficeng/

Utilities Resources, Manual, etc.

Utilities Resources, Manual, etc.
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/utility/