About Pavement Engineering
The goal of pavement engineering is to create and maintain structures that can support the expected level of truck traffic and resist weathering until the next scheduled rehabilitation or reconstruction. The 2007 Pavement Design Manual contains the official Mn/DOT pavement design procedures.
Data collected from laboratory and field tests is used to improve the reliability of pavement designs.
A pavement management system is used to keep track of pavement condition on state routes.
Miscellaneous
Minnesota Pavement Noise Study
Consultant Specification for Soils Investigation & Design Recommendations (PDF 60 KB, 10 pp)
Design Tools
Mn/DOT R-Value Chart (PDF 43 KB, 1 p)
Mn/DOT Whitetopping Design (Excel 550 KB)
Whitetopping Documentation (PDF 185 KB, 10 p)