Bridges

Bridging the Gap: Restoring and Rebuilding the Nation's Bridges 
This report was issued after the 2007 collapse of a bridge in Minnesota. The publication is intended to educate municipalities on aging bridges and how to assess and improve the quality of bridges. AASHTO, 2008.

Covered Bridge Manual
Provides technical and historic information on preservation of covered bridges, including bridge components, engineering issues, and existing bridges. USDOT & FHWA.

Local Roads Maintenance Workers' Manual: Bridges 
This chapter from the Local Roads Maintenance Workers' Manual focuses on bridges and proper bridge maintenance.

Movable Highway Bridge Design Specifications Revisions 
This is a 2010 revision of the 2007 publication on movable highway bridge design specifications by AASHTO. AASHTO 2010.

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction  
Provides information on road and bridge construction, including general provisions, earthwork, pavements, and incidental construction. NHDOT, 2006.

Steel Bridge Fabrication Guide Specifications 
This publication explains standards for steel bridges as outlined by AASHTO. The standards are meant to achieve the highest quality of bridge design and construction. AASHTO 2008.

User-Friendly Guide to Timber Bridges
Guide to choosing, using, and preserving the right wood, and how to make the decision to build a timber bridge. UNH Cooperative Extension.

Drainage

Drainage T2 Workshop Manual ($15.00)
Various drainage concepts and features. Problems with drainage and proper maintenance to ensure good drainage are also discussed. UNH T2 Center.

Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring Safety 
Many who work in construction will tell you that accidents should be expected - "it's just the cost of doing business". This is not acceptable. We must ask the question, "Why do these accidents continue to occur?" The answer can only be that the message is not getting out to those who need it most-the workers involved in trenching and excavation activities. AFSCME.

Highway Safety and Trees - The Delicate Balance 
Useful information for state and local highway agency meetings where policies related to tree planting, removal, or mitigation are established. Also useful for public hearings on proposed construction projects that may include the removal of trees to improve safety, and town meetings to describe the issues associated with trees and roadside safety, and to encourage cooperation when addressing these issues. FHWA.

Maintenance of Drainage Features for Safety: A Guide for Local Street and Highway Maintenance Personnel 
This guide was prepared to help local road agency maintenance workers understand the importance of maintaining and upgrading drainage features on their road system. Storm water that stands or ponds on the road surface and shoulders can contribute to crashes. It can cause hydroplaning under water conditions and skidding under icing conditions. Water run-off can deteriorate the shoulder, side slopes, and reduce the effectiveness of safety hardware (guardrails, sign posts, etc.). This guide identifies typical drainage problems and suggests corrective measures to improve safety. FHWA, July 2009.

Pollution Prevention Fact Sheets: Catch Basins 
Informs about applicability, limitations, siting and design considerations, maintenance considerations, effectiveness and cost considerations regarding catch basins. SMRC.

Road Drainage and West Nile Virus 
Provides a collection of papers from Stormwater, the Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals.

Storm Water O&M Fact Sheet Catch Basin Cleaning 
Informs on applicability, advantages and disadvantages, performance, operation and maintenance, and costs of catch basin cleaning. EPA.

The Value of More Frequent Cleanouts of Storm Drain Inlets 
This article explains why it is important to clean storm drain inlets more frequently. Center for Watershed Protection.

Water/Road Interaction Field Guide 
Guide to damaging problems due to water/road interaction, including information on how to identify causes and improve existing problems. USDA Forest Service.

Environmental

Alternative Fuels: A Roundtable Discussion on the Use of Biodiesel in Municipal Fleets 
This publication is a roundtable discussion on alternative fuels and the benefits and advantages of using biodiesel in municipal vehicles. Connecticut T2 Center

Best Management Practices for Environmental Issues Related to Highway and Street Maintenance 
Manual provides information on environmental issues related to roads. TRB.

Best Management Practices for Mowing 
A fact sheet on invasive plants and the best management practices for mowing to prevent the spread invasive plants by spreading seeds and other plant material. NHDOT.

Best Management Practices for Resolving Human-Beaver Conflicts in Vermont 
Information on Beaver Management in Vermont, biology and behavior of beavers, defining the problem and best management practices for handling human-beaver conflicts. Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

Best Management Practices for Roadside Invasive Plants 
The intent of this manual is to bring awareness to invasive plants. The information in this manual is meant as guidance for maintenance and construction personnel, as well as contractors working for the Department. NHDOT.

Best Management Practices for Routine Roadway Maintenance Activities in NH 
Information for personnel to select appropriate BMP's to specific sites and conditions, which employ the most responsive control measures for protecting the environment. NHDOT & NHDES.

Biology and Management of Ticks in New Hampshire 
This publication informs on what ticks look like, how they live, the diseases they spread, how to manage tick problems, and how to protect yourself from tick-borne diseases (UNH Cooperative Extension).

Common Roadside Invasives
This laminated field guide has illustrations and names of various herbaceous weeds to help identify what weeds are growing near roadsides to remove and prevent future growth. FHWA.

Controlling Nonpoint Source Runoff Pollution from Roads, Highways and Bridges 
Roads, highways, and bridges are a source of significant contributions of pollutants to our nation's waters. Contaminants from vehicles and activities associated with road and highway construction and maintenance are washed from roads and roadsides when it rains or snow melts. A large amount of this runoff pollution is carried directly to water bodies.EPA, 1995.

Culvert Design for Aquatic Organism Passage 
This publication explains how to design culverts with aquatic life in mind. FHWA, October 2010.

Environmental Fact Sheet - Minimum Impact BMPs for Maintenance of Large Woody Material in Streams and Rivers
This info sheet is about large woody material, and when and why to remove it or not to remove it from rivers and streams. NHDES.

Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance for Dirt and Gravel Roads 
This manual identifies, documents, and encourages the use of environmentally sensitive maintenance of dirt and gravel roads. The document provides insight into using natural systems and innovative technologies to reduce erosion, sediment, and dust pollution while more effectively and efficiently maintaining dirt and gravel roads and gives the users a "tool box" full of environmentally sensitive maintenance "tools" and practices. PADOT.

Erosion, Sediment and Runoff Control for Roads and Highways 
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 established a program for states to voluntarily develop comprehensive programs to protect and manage coastal water resources. There are now 29 coastal states and territories with federally approved coastal management programs. The Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) of 1990 specifically charged coastal states and territories with upgrading their runoff pollution control programs to protect coastal waters. EPA.

Essential Fish Habitat - Habitat Conservation Division 
The Habitat Conservation Division of the Northeast Regional Office is charged with the protection, management, and enhancement of the nation's marine fishery resources. This website also lists information on EFH designations, descriptions, consultations, and EFH source documents. EFH

Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species 
Current laws and regulations concerning invasive plants, including control methods, a glossary of terms, and detailed pictures for identification. NH Dept of Agriculture & NH Invasive Species Committee.

Guide for Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction Sites 
This document provides help for municipalities for pre-storm and post-storm work, and is designed to help municipalities reduce debris quickly and efficiently. State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Wetlands Bureau 
Assists municipalities in preparation of their Wetlands Notification and permitting process. NHDES.

Impaired Waters Review Information 
This site visualizes maps of impaired waters by county. NHDES.

Instructions for Use of the Notification of Routine Roadway and Railway Maintenance Activities 
Notification form and process for use by public or private entities that are proposing to conduct certain routine roadway and railway maintenance in wetlands, surface waters, and other protected areas. NHDES.

Management of Downed Trees and Other Vegetative Debris 
This document is a fact sheet explaining what municipalities can do to manage downed trees and debris after a storm. State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Mowing Smart: A Cost-Saving and Eco-Friendly Policy 
This policy, condensed from the 2007 MNDOT Maintenance Manual, is intended for use by state, county, and township road maintenance authorities and is endorsed by MN/DOT and the DNR. MNDOT.

Municipal Solid Waste in the United States 
This report describes the national municipal solid waste (MSW) stream based on data collected for 1960 through 2007. The historical perspective is useful for establishing trends in types of MSW generated and in the ways it is managed. EPA.

NHDES Wetlands Bureau 
This website contains many resources regarding wetlands in New Hampshire, and includes rules and regulations, forms and applications, technical assistance, and permits. NHDES.

NonPoint Source Pollution
Revised from the May 1994 edition, this guide describes the causes of nonpoint source pollution, and suggests ways that NPS pollution can be prevented. EPA.

Pitstops Manual: An Environmental Guide for Automobile Service Facilities
Rules, regulations, and management options for automotive service facility managers. NHDES, 1998.

Pollution Control for Roads, Highways, and Bridges 
Roads, highways, and bridges contribute measurable amounts of pollutants to our nation's waters. A number of federal regulations and programs address runoff pollution during the construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, highways, and bridges. Both federal and state governments play a vital role in implementing these programs. EPA.

Recommended Practices Manual: A Guideline for Maintenance and Service of Unpaved Roads 
A written manual of standard procedures which describe and illustrate cost effective techniques and practices which can be used to enhance stability and maintenance of unpaved roadways while reducing sedimentation and improving the quality of surface waters in the Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority (CPYRWMA) counties in south Alabama and northwest Florida. Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Mgmt. Authority & EPA, February 2000.

Salt In Our Waters 
This article discusses this emerging issue for NH communities. New Hampshire Town and City, Carolyn Russell, March 2007.

Solid Waste Management-Household Garbage, Debris Management 
This document is intended for both municipalities and residents, and instructs them on how to manage debris and household garbage. State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Stream Barrier Removal Monitoring Guide 
This guide offers municipalities a framework for monitoring the changes that occur when stream barriers are removed. It also provides methods for monitoring. River Restoration Monitoring Steering Committee, December 2007.

Vegetation Control for Safety 
Vegetation, if not controlled, can present a safety hazard for several reasons: Trees close to the road can present a fixed object hazard; tall grass, weeds, brush, and tree limbs obscure or limit a driver's view of the road ahead, traffic control devices, approaching vehicles, wildlife and livestock, and pedestrians and bicyclists. FHWA, August 2008.

Water/Road Interaction Field Guide 
Damaging problems due to water/road interaction, including information on how to identify causes and improve existing problems. USDA Forest Service.

Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Training 
This website provides training for municipalities in reducing vehicle collisions with wildlife. FHWA.

Erosion

Erosion Control Handbook for Local Roads  
Guidelines and methods for effective erosion control practices on low volume roads. Minnesota Local Road Research Board.

Kentucky Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Field Guide 
This Field Guide will take you through the erosion and sediment control process. It starts out with sections on pre-project planning and operational activities. The rest of the guide discusses erosion prevention and sediment control by starting at the top of the hill, above the project site, and proceeding down the slope through the bare soil area, ditches and channels, traps and basins, and on down to the waterways below. Tetra Tech & KYEPPC.

Geosynthetics Use in Streets and Highways 
This CD covers geotextiles (permeable fabrics) for use in a variety of typical construction applications. LRRB, 1999.

Promoting Geosynthetics Use on Federal Lands Highway Projects 
A USDOT website that includes downloadable .pdfs These documents detail the advantages of using geosynthetics on federal highways. FHWA 2006.

Roadways and Civil Engineering with Geotextiles 
Contains a collection of .pdfs with information on the following: 1) Geotextiles 101-the Basics 2) Design applications 3) Technical Resources and 4) Case histories. PROPEX Fabrics Inc.

Soil Erosion and Water Pollution Prevention: NACE Action Guide
Role of the county engineer; defines water erosion and the contributing factors; discusses a design for erosion prevention and ways to control erosion during construction; and roadside repair and maintenance. NACE, 1992.

NHDOT Guidelines for Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management 
Erosion control BMP's as a routine part of daily work. NHDOT, NH Coastal Program, & NHDES.

Intersections

Common Sense Solutions to Intersection Safety Problems 
Descriptions of intersection safety issues, examples of common safety tasks that DO NOT require an engineer, and background information on safety tasks that DO require an engineer. MI LTAP.

Comprehensive Intersection Resource Library 
A compilation of resources and educational materials about traditional signalized and unsignalized intersections, roundabouts, highway/rail grade crossings, and nontraditional intersections. USDOT & FHWA.

Field Guide for Inspecting Signalized Intersections to Reduce Red-Light Running 
The FHWA recently published a "Field Guide for Inspecting Signalized Intersections to Reduce Red-Light Running." This report provides information on how to conduct an investigation of a specific intersection that has been identified as a red-light running problem site. The investigation of the site would identify possible engineering deficiencies that could contribute to violations and crashes, and to form initial opinions as to possible countermeasures. The field inspection guide is prepared in connection with the Intersection Field Inspection Form.

Guide Sheets on Intersection Safety Countermeasures Information 
This website contains guide sheets describing the 77 intersection safety countermeasures identified in the NCHRP Report 500. The purpose of the guide sheets is to market and promote the knowledge and usage of these known countermeasure treatments for intersection safety by providing a simple, easy-to-read single page summary of each. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and TRB, 2004.

Innovative Intersection Safety Improvement Strategies and Management Practices: A Domestic Scan
Intersection safety: safety management and comprehensive safety processes, traffic control devices for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists, traffic operational practices, geometric design treatments, and enforcement practices and educational programs. USDOT & FHWA, September 2006.

Intersection Safety 
Intersections are among the most hazardous components of the roadway system because they involve inherent traffic conflict points and require critical judgments by all road users. Safe travel through intersections requires road users to understand, and comply with, clear assignment of right-of-way. USDOT & FHWA.

Mini Roundabouts 
This is a reference for transportation officials and professionals involved in the design, selection, and implementation of mini-roundabout intersections. The guide draws on international resources to explore the unique characteristics of mini-roundabouts, and offers key considerations for their implementation. FHWA.

Roundabouts 
This website provides comprehensive information about roundabouts, and their benefits as intersection and stoplight alternatives. FHWA.

Signalized Intersections: Informational Guide 
Methods for evaluating the safety and operations of nonsignalized and signalized intersections. It also provides tools to remedy deficiencies. USDOT & FHWA.

Unsignalized Intersection Safety Strategies 
This brochure is a quick reference to the countermeasures described in the NCHRP Report 500 volumes on reducing crashes at unsignalized (Volume 5) and signalized (Volume 12) intersections and is a supplement to individual guide sheets for each of the 77 countermeasures. These documents describe and illustrate the countermeasures in greater detail. USDOT & FHWA, July 2008.

Legal Matters

Accident Mitigation Guide for Congested Rural Two-Lane Highways - NCHRP Report 440
This guide will assist planners, designers, and traffic engineers in identifying and designing projects to improve safety on congested rural two-lane highways. The guide assumes that widening the road to four lanes is not a practical solution because of financial, environmental, or societal constraints. Geometric, traffic control, and other types of countermeasures are discussed. (TRB).

ADA Standard Plans 
Describes the standards for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb cuts and has some excellent illustrations. Pennsylvania DOT, 2010.

The ADA Documents Website 

Field Guide for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way 
This guide is the revised 2009 Edition of the State of Idaho Field Guide. It explains and describes how to make public rights-of-way conform to the standards of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The guide is state-specific to Idaho. Idaho LTAP, January 2010.

Field Guide for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way Booklet 
The booklet version of the Idaho Field Guide. for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way. Idaho LTAP, January 2010.

Forest Products Road Manual: A Handbook for Municipal Officials and The Forest Products Industry 
Guide for both municipal officials and the forest products industry to improve understanding of the laws which govern public roadways. NH Timberland Owners Association & UNH Cooperative Extension.

GASB 34 Pocket Guide 
A quick overview of GASB 34 provisions. OH LTAP & USDOT.

Basic Guide for GASB-34 Phase III Local Governments 
The Illustrative Example Forms can be used as a guide to assist government agencies
in the reporting process. UT LTAP Center.

Purchasing Authority: NACE Action Guide
Legal requirements, ethics, and funding issues that are concerned with purchasing authority, and procurement considerations, specifications, and methods. NACE, 1995.

Section 106 Review:
Section 106 of NHPA requires consideration of historic preservation in the multitude of Federal actions that take place nationwide. Section 106 requires Federal agencies to consider the effects of their actions on historic properties and provide the ACHP an opportunity to comment on Federal projects prior to implementation. NH Division of Historical Resources.

• Keys to Success for Local Preservation Efforts 
• Protecting History Resources: A Citizen's Guide to Section 106 Review 
• Town Initiatives to Protect Stone Walls 

Vermont Guide to Setting Speed Limits 
Although Vermont Specific, contains information based on federal law and standards. Also contains useful tips worksheets for data collection and analysis. VT LTAP.

Management

21st Century Leadership and Management Techniques for State DOTs 
This publication is intended to educate new CEOs of the state transportation departments, so that they can perform their roles as best as possible. Because the turnover rate is so high for state DOT CEOs, the project undertaken in this report is designed to show the leadership and management challenges that CEOs may face, and guide them through handling these challenges. AASHTO, 2009.

Accident Mitigation Guide for Congested Rural Two-Lane Highways - NCHRP Report 440
This guide will assist planners, designers, and traffic engineers in identifying and designing projects to improve safety on congested rural two-lane highways. The guide assumes that widening the road to four lanes is not a practical solution because of financial, environmental, or societal constraints. Geometric, traffic control, and other types of countermeasures are discussed. (TRB).

Core Curriculum Matrix Development 
The primary audiences of the matrices are training coordinators of State and local Departments of Transportation. It is recommended that each matrix be thoroughly reviewed and compared and contrasted to the state's current competency models and training and professional development programs. Importantly, the matrices are NOT intended to replace, but rather to be additive to these models and programs. Each matrix should be viewed as a dynamic, living document, one that should be modified, as appropriate, to reflect each state's labor category structure and requirements. NHI, December 2004.

Culvert Management System (CMS) Software 
In October 2001, FHWA released CMS software along with a user's manual. The purpose of this program is to provide a tool to facilitate the coordination of maintenance and repair or replacement operations on a system-wide basis. FHWA, 2001.

Data, Survey Methods, Traffic Monitoring, and Asset Management 
TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1993 includes 22 papers that explore revenue risk mitigation in transportation project financing, traffic sign asset management, estimating highway investment requirements, estimating design hourly volumes, traffic prediction, digital dashboards, random count site selection, wireless location technology-based traffic monitoring, traffic flow impact on travel time variability, and transferability of National Household Travel Survey data. (TRB).

Effective Motivation of Highway Maintenance Personnel: Tools for Peak Performance 
A training course in motivating highway maintenance workers to perform at their very best. Includes an Instructor's Manual, Participant's Workbook, and PowerPoint files. NCHRP.

Instructors Development Course for Technicians 
Includes information on how to conduct effective training, principles of adult learning, learning styles, learning outcomes, using visual aids, and co-instructing. NHI, December 2004.

Managing Utility Cuts: A Roundtable Discussion on How Connecticut Towns Coordinate Utility and Contractor Excavations in the Public Right-of-Way 
The publication is from the discussions held during the Roundtable Discussion on Utility Cuts that was held on November 14, 2007 in Norwalk. More than 30 municipal representatives came together from 19 different agencies to share information on their experiences with utility cuts. The following are highlights from the discussion.

Roadway Delineation Practices Handbook 
Design, traffic, and maintenance engineering personnel in making determinations about roadway delineation systems, including the appropriate system for a given situation, when a system has reached the end of its useful life, and how to maintain a quality delineation system. FHWA.

Sample Bid Specs 
This website maintained by the Vermont LTAP has checklists for chip seal inspection, paving, and hot-mix asphalt overlay inspection. It also has information on crack sealing and crack filling, chip sealing, dust control, line marking and pavement reclamation and cold milling. Vermont LTAP. The Site contains the following Bid Specs:

• Chip Seal Inspection Checklist
• Paving Checklist
• Hot-mix Asphalt Overlay Inspection Checklist
• Caltrans Maintenance Technical Advisory Guide (TAG) - Crack sealing, crack filling, and join sealing of flexible and rigid pavements
• Crack Sealing - General Instructions and specifications
• Crack Filling Bid Specs
• Seal Bid Specs
• Dust Control Bid Specs
• Line Markings Bid Specs
• Bid Specs for Pavement Reclamation and Cold Milling (Town of Barre)
• Bid Specs for Hot and Cold Mix Paving Contracts-General Instructions and specs (Town of Barre)
• Bid Specs for Thin Layer Surface Treatment (Towne of Barre)
• Bid Specs for Paving Specs (Town of Newbury)
• Bid Specs for Paving Bid Specs (Town of Rutland)
• Reclaim Specs (Town of Newbury)
• Bid Specs for Winter Sand (Town of Rutland)

Selling Your Budget to Your Board and the Public 
Here are a few tips from Hank Lambert, former Director of the Vermont Local Roads Program, who developed a training program on Budgeting for Public Works Professionals.

Standard Operating Manual for Municipal Public Works
This is a collection of SOPs, SOGs, policies, ordinances, and permits that were collected from towns. UNH T2 Center, August, 2009.

Successful Supervision
This three disk set contains information on 1) management module 2) communication module and 3) leadership and motivation module. Local Technical Assistance Program, USDOT & FHWA.

What It Means To Be a Professional in Public Works: Do You Walk the Talk? 
This roundtable publication concentrates on what it means to be a professional in public works. It focuses on the following two questions: What does it take to instill professionalism in your department? What can you do to change apathy and acceptance of the status quo? Six areas of critical importance to professionalism were discussed. Connecticut T2 Center

Writing that Works for the Transportation Professionals 
Tips to increase writing efficiency and effectiveness, to ensure that audience comprehension is at its highest. Executive Writing Associates, 2006.

Paved Roads

Asphalt Concrete Mix Design and Field Control 
Guidance and recommendations relating to asphalt concrete paving, including material selection, mixture design, and mixture production and placement. USDOT & FHWA.

Asphalt Pavement Maintenance 
Guidelines for preventative asphalt pavement maintenance techniques for distresses and conditions such as crack treatments, surface treatments, and pothole patching and repair. MNDOT & LRRB.

At the Crossroads - Preserving Our Highway Investment
The purpose of this document is to stimulate serious discussion about the nation's highways, including their role, extent, how they are financed, constructed, maintained, and to explore more effective and efficient ways of achieving our transportation objectives. This document should be of great interest to policy and decision makers. NCPP.

Chip Seal Application 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, September 2002.

Chip Sealing of Bituminous Concrete Pavement 
This brief explains the process and benefits of chip sealing on bituminous concrete pavement. Connectict T2 Center

Cold In-Place Asphalt Recycling Application Checklist 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, November 2005.

Concrete in Practice 
The Concrete in Practice Series (CIP) offers information on a wide array of issues surrounding concrete. All of them are educational and written in a non-technical format. National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

Crack Seal Application 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, November 2001.

Curb Cuts
State of NH legal document and the NHDOT document on governmental entities authority over driveways and other public access ways. NHDOT.

Diamond Grinding of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements  
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, August 2005.

Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance Program 
A pocket guide from the Long-Term Pavement Performance program that includes information on cracking, patching and potholes, surface deformation, surface defects, and miscellaneous distresses. USDOT & FHWA, June 2003.

Dowel-Bar Retrofit for Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Checklist 
This checklist is one of a series created to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, August 2005.

Electronic Asphalt Pavement Preservation 
Allows the user to determine best way to preserve pavement by entering pavement data (pavement condition, traffic, cost and construction quality, and additional information). US DOT, FHWA, FP2, SemMaterials, 2007.

Elimination or Mitigation of Hazards Associated with Pavement Edge Drop-Offs During Roadway Resurfacing 
Safety measures, effects on tires, vehicle operator and pedestrian safety, pavement edge designs, and tire and vehicle size. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Flexibility in Highway Design 
Highway engineers and project managers who want to learn more about the flexibility available to them when designing roads. USDOT & FHWA.

Fog Seal Application 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, September 2002.

Full-Depth Repair of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, August 2005.

Guidelines for Spring Road Use Restrictions 
During the Spring the roads will thaw, and this publication includes information on preventing pot holes and cracks; guidelines for where, when, and duration of load restrictions; and calculating degree days. UNH T2 Center, December 2000.

Guide Specifications for Controlled Low Strength Materials 
This publication is intended to guide engineers and architects in choosing and specifying controlled low strength materials (CLSM), commonly called flowable fill. The guide covers the selection of raw materials, procedures and quality control, and how to apply in order to produce the required performance properties. National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association.

Hot-Applied Crack Sealing & Filling Of Bituminous Concrete Pavement 
This brief explains the process and benefits of hot-applied crack sealing and filling when used on bituminous concrete paving. Connecticut T2 Center

Hot In-Place Asphalt Recycling Application Checklist 
USDOT & FHWA, November 2005.

Local Low Volume Roads and Streets
Rural streets and other less-traveled roads, including inventory, classification, financial planning, program assembly, and helpful resources. ASCE.

Long-Term Pavement Performance (Standard Data Release)  
The Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Program makes the world's largest pavement performance database available annually to the public in Microsoft Access format. FHWA, 2009.

Maintaining The Vermont Backroad 
This pocket guide illustrates a road maintenance program and maintenance recommendations for paved and unpaved backroads. Vermont LTAP.

Materials and Procedures for Repair of Potholes in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements 
Update of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) manual of practice. It includes updated guidelines and recommendations to assist organizations in planning, constructing, and monitoring the performance of pothole repairs in asphalt-surfaced pavements. FHWA, USDOT, & SHRP.

Materials and Procedures for Sealing and Filling Cracks in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements 
Update of the SHRP manual of practice on asphalt-surfaced pavement repair. It includes guidelines and recommendations for planning, constructing, and monitoring the performance of asphalt pavement crack treatment (i.e., sealing and filling) projects. Printed copies are also available from the R&T Report Center. FHWA, USDOT, & SHRP.

Microsurfacing Application 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, November 2002.

Partial-Depth Repair of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, August 2005.

Pavement Management; Monitoring, Evaluation, and Data Storage; and Accelerated Testing 2007 
TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1990 includes17 papers that explore gray theory-based prediction of pavement smoothness, condition measurement, a damage model to analyze stabilized soil layers, the length of the resurfacing cycle, videologging, and long-term pavement restoration, and many more. TRB.

Pavement Manuals of Practice 
Studies from the Long-Term Monitoring of Pavement Maintenance Materials Test Sites study sponsored by FHWA.

Pavement Marking Handbook 
This document details pavement markings, the requirements, and the standards.
Texas State Department of Transportation, August 2004.

Pavement Preservation Roundtable Discussion 
This Roundtable Discussion was held in order to help the Towns in Connecticut learn more about the options available for maintaining their roads. A technical presentation was provided by James Mahoney, Director of the CT Advanced Pavement Laboratory and Edgardo Block, an Engineer in the Asset Management Department of the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Pavement Preservation Toolbox (2nd Edition) 
Techniques and strategies in pavement preventative maintenance. FHWA, June 2007.

Recommended Technical Standards for New Roads 
New Hampshire cities and towns with a set of recommendations for governing new roads. Municipal officials should regard these as minimum technical standards, and should exceed them whenever considerations of safety or cost effectiveness warrant.

Recommended Technical Standards for Existing Roads 
New Hampshire cities and towns with a set of recommendations for governing existing roads. Municipal officials should regard these as minimum technical standards, and should exceed them whenever considerations of safety or cost effectiveness warrant. UNH T2 Center.

Recommended Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in the Superpave Mix Design Method
NCHRP, 2004.

Rough Roads Ahead 
This is an AASHTO publication intended to stress the importance of preserving the condition and performance of our transportation system. A lack of funding and prioritizing has left America's roads in poor condition, and focuses on rebuilding road systems as a fundamental goal. AASHTO 2009.

Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse 
The Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse is intended to be an easy-to-use starting point for information about safety on our nation's rural roads by featuring resources and best practices for key rural safety topics.

Slurry Seal Application Checklist 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, November 2005.

Suggested Minimum Design Standards for Rural Subdivision Streets 
Suggested minimum design standards, including a graph on minimum geometric and structural guides for local roads and streets, to be followed in the absence of local subdivision controls. Every effort should be made to exceed these minimums whenever possible. NHDOT, December 2003.

The Basics of A Good Road 
This fact sheet explains the ten commandments for good road, what goes into the making and maintaining of roads. Vermont LTAP.

Thin Hot-Mix Overlay 
This is part of a series of pavement preservation checklists to guide State and local highway maintenance and inspection staff in the use of innovative pavement preventive maintenance processes. USDOT & FHWA, September 2002.

Traffic Engineering Manual 
This manual provides standards and guidelines for traffic engineering, including information on highway signs and markings, and traffic signals. Florida DOT, 2010.

United States Road Symbol Signs Poster and Pavement Markings Poster 
Poster illustrates pavement markings. A must for every work environment concerned with road safety and repair. USDOT & FHWA.

Virtual Superpave Laboratory 
CD contains general pavement information (The Equivalent Single Axle Load, Pavement Distress Types, and HMA Mixture Types) and Superpave information (What is it? and Recycled Material in Superpave). National Asphalt Pavement Assoc.

Public Relations

Driver Education Workzone Awareness Program 
The enclosed CD-ROM contains all the information needed to teach the Driver Education Work Zone Awareness program. The program is basically a power point program that is very user friendly which may be downloaded onto the instructor's computer. The program may be added to and modified to meet class timeframes. ATSSA & IL DOT.

Public Involvement Techniques for Transportation Decision-Making 
Informing people through organization and outreach, involving people face-to-face through meetings, getting feedback from participants, and using special techniques to enhance participation. FHWA.

Safer Journey: Interactive Pedestrian Safety Awareness
This CD intends to increase awareness on pedestrian safety. It is intended for the general public, safety advocates, and transportation professionals. There are 4 parts: 1) the journey 2) a quiz 3) library and 4) map. USDOT & FHWA.

Public Works

AASHTO 2002 Roadside Design Guide 
These disks contain a powerpoint presentation and supplemental video. USDOT, NHI & Local Technical Assistance Program.

APWA Clipart 
38 graphic images of various public works scenarios, including pothole patching, snow blowing, striping, surveying, and sweeping. APWA.

Connecting Rural and Urban America
This report is intended to address issues of connectivity over America's highway and interstate system. The goal of the report was to develop a plan for the future of the highway and interstate system, and to address how to connect rural and urban America more effective through the road system. AASHTO, 2010.

Contractor Information 
Contractors doing business with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will find links to business and technical information listed on this site. NHDOT.

Crack-Resistant Concrete 
Crack-free concrete? Although much progress has been made in reducing concrete's propensity to crack, the goal remains elusive. A novel approach to this problem is the focus of "High-Performance Stress-Relaxing Cementitious Composites for Crack-Free Pavements and Transportation Structures," an Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program project launched by the Federal High-way Administration (FHWA) in 2008 and conducted at Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute. FHWA.

Excavator Manual
A Guide To Safe Excavation Practices in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The purpose of this document is to provide a basic understanding of the responsibilities as set forth in the "Dig Safe" law of your state concerning safe excavation practices and the protection of underground facilities. Digg Safe System, Inc, January 2009.

Forest Applications Training, Inc.
A newsletter and information about training issues. For practical information, see "Tim's Tips". Forest Applications Training Inc.

Highway/Utility Guide
Useful to utility and highway professionals, educators, and government officials. It provides links to publications and other sites with related information. USDOT & FHWA.

Increasing Highway Throughput Communications and Control Technologies to Improve Traffic Flow 
How can the new capabilities of intelligent vehicles and highway infrastructure be used to reduce congestion and effectively increase highway capacity? FHWA.

Inspecting Ground Anchors  
This 2 disk set provides field inspectors with background knowledge of the construction of ground anchors and instructions for inspection of ground anchors during construction. Disk 1 focuses on preconstruction and disk 2 focuses on construction. US DOT & FHWA.

Integrating Climate Change into the Transportation Planning Process 
This report explores the possibilities for integrating climate change considerations into long range transportation planning at state DOTs and MPOs. The report reviews the experience of a number of DOTs and MPOs that are already incorporating climate change into their transportation planning processes and identifies their successes as well as challenges faced by these agencies. USDOT & FHWA.

Introducing Highway Federal-Aid Standard Version 
Information on web-based training that summarizes portions of FHWA-NHI-310109 Federal-Aid 101. NHI.

The Endangered Species Act: BuildSmart 
These 2 CDs are designed to acquaint the construction inspector personnel with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help them direct their contractor to Build Smart. This is for the experiences and inexperienced construction inspector. Portland State University, 2004.

Local Road Maintenance Worker's Manual 
Best maintenance practices and procedures for local road maintenance workers. Iowa State Univ. Ctr. for Transportation, Research, and Education.

Local Roads Matter 
Each of our 50 states is unique - especially their infrastructure and local roads and bridges. The National Association of Counties (NACO) represents county engineers and professional road managers. Nationwide, local roads account for about 75% of the nation's highways and roads. Counties own 231,000 bridges and operate one third of the nation's transit systems. Local Roads Matter! Nationwide. NACO.

Low-Volume Roads Engineering Best Management Practices Fieldguide 
Rural, low volume, farm-to-market access roads, roads connecting communities, and roads for logging or mining are significant parts of any transportation system. USDA Forest Service.

LTAP/TTAP 25 Years of Service 
This publication explains the history and success story of the LTAP and TTAP centers since their institution by the FHWA starting in 1982. FHWA.

National Highway Specifications 
This site serves as a clearinghouse and electronic library where users can search, review, cross-reference, and download the most current specifications, construction manuals, and drawings. Although this site is maintained by the Federal Highway Administration, the materials on this site have been submitted by State Departments of Transportation and other agencies. FHWA.

NHDOT Bureau of Highway Design Library 
This website includes information on: rumble strips, workzone safety, drainage, utilities, road and bridge construction. NHDOT.

NHDOT Weighted Average Unit Prices 

Noise Wall Materials Comparison Matrix
Type, materials, and prices of noise walls for comparison to others. Reprinted from the May/June 1996 issue of The Wall Journal.

Planning Considerations for Roads, Highways, and Bridges 
Our roads, highways and bridges can be a source of a significant amount of pollution to our nation's water. Pollution is generated during road construction, maintenance, and use. Nonpoint source pollution, or runoff pollution, is created when chemicals, debris, fertilizers, automotive oils, debris from wearing parts, and litter are washed off roadways and bridges during rainstorms and carried as runoff to streams, rivers, lakes and bays. EPA.

Protecting Historical & Cultural Resources from Adverse Effects: Regulatory & Other Resources
This publication features NH DHR Project Review Links & Information, Historic preservation review & compliance, regulatory overview for highway-related projects in New Hampshire, and more. New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources.

Reduce Congestion through Access Management: Safe Access is Good for Business  
This will address questions you may have about access management and its effect on business activity and the local economy. It focuses on economic concerns that may arise in response to proposed access changes or policies, including potential impacts on business activity, freight and deliveries, parking for customers, and property or resale value of affected property. USDOT & FHWA.

Series of Quick Guides for New Hampshire Towns 
Culvert Installation and Maintenance, Ditch/Channel Construction and Maintenance, Vegetative Erosion & Sediment Control, Non-Vegetative Erosion & Sediment Control, Cut and Fill Slopes, Beaver Pipe: Construction and Maintenance, Stormwater Inlets and Catch Basins, Mowing and Brush Control, Snow and Ice Control, and Obtaining Permits.

Skills, and Strategies for Consensus Building, Mediation, and Problem Solving 
In 2006, the Federal Highway Administration and the Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program contracted with The Keystone Center to begin work on a pilot program aimed at these objectives: 1) Train transportation officials in collaborative leadership 2) Provide a venue for those officials to exercise leadership, solve problems, and move stalled projects to completion 3) Demonstrate that mediation is an effective tool in resolving conflict over transportation projects 4) Provide a model that can be replicated elsewhere. FHWA & MN LTAP, September 2008.

Spreader Calibration Chart
This chart aides in calibrating spreaders for winter maintenance.

Standard Plans for Road and Bridge Construction 
The publication consists of 3 sections, each with individual Standard Detail files. Files are currently available in Adobe Acrobat and Microstation DGN format which requires Microstation. NHDOT, 2001.

Standard Specifications Manual for State Contracted Work 
This manual from the Florida State DOT covers standard specifications for all sorts of state contacted work. 2010.

Stone Walls & Structures, Scenic Roads & Roadside Trees, Tree Wardens & Special Places
This publication has information on historic stone culverts, range roads, trees and roadside growth (excerpts from RSA 231), scenic roads (RSA 231:157-158), town initiatives to protect stone walls, and other topics.

Structures of Ironwood Information 
Information on composite wood/steel Ironwood Guardrail System. Ironwood Rail.

Ten Essentials of a Good Road 
Here are 10 basic tips to help maintain and keep your roads in good condition. NACE.

The Old Stone Wall 
The quarterly newsletter of the NH Division of Historical Resources is available on this site.

The Road to Livability 
This documents intends to cover what state transportation departments can do and are doing to improve community livability through road investments. AASHTO, 2010.

Timber Retaining Wall Initiative
Application and design of timber retaining walls and the advantages using them. VT & NH Timber Retaining Wall Initiative.

Transportation Reboot: Restarting America's Most Essential Operating System 
This publication offers an explanation of how AASHTO intends to make freight systems in America a priority for future expansion and development. The publication explains how the movement of freight is essential to the recovering economy, and how development and up-keep of such systems should be a point of focus for municipalities. AASHTO 2010.

W-beam Guardrail Repair Guide 
The purpose of this guide is to provide highway and maintenance personnel with up-to-date information on how to repair damaged W-Beam guardrail, the most frequently used barrier system. Three levels of damage are described and guidance is provided on the need and procedure for appropriate repairs. Appendices provide information on the resources (equipment, tools, crew, and time) that will be needed and forms for inspection and maintenance. FHWA.

Safety

Accessible Sidewalks and Street Crossings 
Designing appropriate, legal, and safe structures for pedestrians with disabilities. USDOT & FHWA.

Accident Mitigation Guide for Congested Rural Two-Lane Highways - NCHRP Report 440
This guide will assist planners, designers, and traffic engineers in identifying and designing projects to improve safety on congested rural two-lane highways. The guide assumes that widening the road to four lanes is not a practical solution because of financial, environmental, or societal constraints. Geometric, traffic control, and other types of countermeasures are discussed. (TRB).

Addressing Safety on Locally-Owned and Maintained Roads 
Locally-owned road safety remains a challenge to many States. The report provides States with valuable information to launch a local road safety program or implement documented practices to improve an established program, including how-tos on data collection and analysis; local project identification; local project administration; funding; training and technical assistance; outreach and partnerships between State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and local agencies.

Administrative Rules for Safety and Health 
Codes and rules for employee safety and health. NH Department of Labor.

Airgas Safety Booklet 
This booklet explains how to safely handle and transport compressed gases. Airgas, Inc.

Barrier Guide for Low Volume and Low Speed Roads  
he Guide is prepared specifically to provide assistance in the warranting, selection, and design of roadside barriers on Federal Lands Highways projects that are low volume and/or for low speed facilities. USDOT, FHWA, Federal Lands Highway, November, 2005.

Best Practices of Road Weather Management 
Contains resources to help traffic managers, emergency managers and winter maintenance managers learn how to mitigate the impact of weather threats on roadways. The CD contains: Case studies of road weather management systems; A listing of road weather publications; An overview of environmental sensor technologies; and Online resources. May 2003.

Bicycle Safer Journey 
This interactive CD-ROM is a virtual journey designed to increase your awareness of bicycle safety. Its use is intended for the general public, road user, safety advocates, and safety professionals. USDOT & FHWA.

Blind Areas Around Equipment 
NIOSH is introducing a new web page on blind areas around equipment. The web page, designed for safety personnel and instructors, can be used to raise awareness on the hazards of working around construction vehicles and equipment. Blind area diagrams for 38 types of construction equipment are available for download or print. National Institute on Occupational Health & Safety.

Call Dig Safe Before You Dig 
Regulations and helpful laws regarding digging. DigSafe System, Inc.

Chainsaw Safety Fact Sheet 
Fact sheet about proper use and maintenance of a chainsaw. American Red Cross.

Chain Saw Safety 
Preventing accidents and proper maintenance of a chain saw. UNH T2 Center.

Chainsaw Safety: Who Should be Wearing Personal Protective Equipment? 
A safety brief explaining the required PPE for chainsaw usage. Connecticut T2 Center.

Chain Saw Safety Tips 
Quick tips card outlining chain saw safety and accident prevention. OSHA.

Chipper Machine Safety Tips 
Quick tips card outlining chipper machine safety and accident prevention. OSHA.

Construction Work 
Field manual provides practical tools in areas such as erosion control, safety, surveying, and methods and materials. ConstructionWork.

Contractor Beware: Your Real-Life Guide to Power Line Safety
Working safely around power lines and electricity. Public Service of NH.

Countermeasures that Work: A Highway Safety Countermeasure Guide for State Highway Safety Offices 
This guide is a basic reference to assist State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs) in selecting effective, science-based traffic safety countermeasures for major highway safety problem areas. USDOT& NHTSA, 2009.

Dig Safe Brochure 
A basic Dig Safe overview for the general public. Dig Safe System, INC.

Desktop Reference for Crash Reduction Factors 
This Desktop Reference documents the estimates of the crash reduction that might be expected if a specific countermeasure or group of countermeasures is implemented with respect to intersections, roadway departure and other non-intersection crashes, and pedestrian crashes. FHWA, September 2007.

Directions in Highway Safety 
GHSA's printed newsletter Directions in Highway Safety contains articles for GHSA members and others interested in highway safety issues. GHSA mails hard copies of the newsletter to Members, reporters and industry partners. The newsletter is also published online for general readership. Governor's Highway Safety Association, Summer 2009.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in New Hampshire, 2009 
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) is a mosquito-spread disease of birds that sometimes is transmitted (via mosquito bite) to horses and people. The risk of serious injury or death is high for those who become sick with the disease. In 2005, there were 21 human cases of EEE in the United States. New Hampshire led the nation with seven cases and two deaths. The number of NH cases has gone down since then. UNH Cooperative Extension.

Educating Your Residents on Work Zone Safety: Safety Brief 
This publication is designed to educate residents and drivers on the role they play in keeping work zones safe. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center.

Emergency Response Guidebook  
For emergency service personnel first responders to transportation accidents involving hazardous material. It includes information on quick identification of material involved and protection and safety during response. USDOT, Transport Canada, and the SCT.

Ergonomic Tips 
A University of New Hampshire press release designed to inform workers about the benefits of ergonomically designed workspaces. UNH.

Excavator Manual 
A comprehensive pocket manual that offers information about Dig Safe operations, excavator requirements, and safety tips. Dig Safe System, INC.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 
Links and information to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. USDOT & FHWA.

FHWA Road Safety Audit Guidelines  
FHWA Road Safety Audit 
These guidelines are to provide a foundation for public agencies and tribal governments in the U.S. to reference when developing their own road safety audit policies and procedures and when conducting road safety audits with their jurisdictions. USDOT & FHWA.

FHWA Safety Program 
This website has information on the Highway Safety Improvement Program, Intersection Safety, Local and Rural Roads Safety, and Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety. FHWA

Final Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility 
A brochure and four fact sheets related to the updated work zone safety and mobility rule. FHWA.

Fire Safety and Prevention 
Tips on fire prevention and safety, including information on smoke detectors, from the National Fire Protection Association in Quincy, MA.

Flagger Do's and Don'ts 
This handout gives a quick overview of what flaggers should and shouldn't do. Adapted from Kansas LTAP Center.

Flagger Safety 
This website is a quick resource regarding what flaggers should avoid, the main hazard of flagging, and how flaggers can protect themselves. Laborers Health & Safety Fund of North America, 2007.

Flagging Procedures 
Descriptions and illustrations of proper signaling methods, such as stopping traffic, safe for traffic to proceed, and to alert or slow traffic when flagging. ToolBox Topics.

Fumigant Marking Requirements
A brochure outlining marking requirements for a transport vehicle or freight container in which the lading has been fumigated. USDOT.

Good Practices: Incorporating Safety into Resurfacing and Restoration Projects  
Integrating safety improvements into resurfacing is a resource efficient method of pursuing both infrastructure and safety goals. Incorporating selected, cost-effective safety improvements in resurfacing and restoration projects can provide extended public benefits. USDOT & FHWA, December 2006.

Guidance of Traffic Control Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 
Engineers selection of traffic control devices or other measures at highway-rail grade crossings by discussing existing laws and policies. USDOT & FHWA.

Guide for Preparing Hazardous Materials Incidents Reports
The information provided in this report is fundamental to hazardous material transportation risk analysis and risk management by government and industry. USDOT, January 2004.

Guide for Reducing Speeding-Related Crashes 
The range of strategies available in the guides covers various aspects of the road user, the highway, the vehicle, the environment, and the management system. NCHRP

Guidelines for Temporary Traffic Control in Work Zones 
This publication explains standard guidelines for how to safely control traffic during work zones. FHWA.

Guidelines for the Selection of W-Beam Barrier Terminals 
This presentation has been prepared to provide information to designers and to construction/maintenance personnel responsible for selecting and properly installing the most appropriate terminal design at any site. In addition to showing the actual crash performance of each terminal type, this presentation provides guidance on proper site grading and presents real world examples of both appropriate and inappropriate installations. FHWA.

Hard Hat Use-Safety Brief 
This document explains the importance of hard hat usage, and informs employees when hard hats are necessary. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center

Hazardous Materials Regulations
This workbook instructs on how to locate parts, subparts, sections and references within the HMR; locate and tab reference sections of the HMR; and use the HMR to locate specific information. USDOT.

Hazardous Materials Transportation Enhanced Security Requirements
This booklet explains security plans, training, how to make a security assessment, and suggested security measures. USDOT.

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Infopack
This packet contains useful information, including a guide for preparing hazardous materials, a hazardous materials marking, labeling and placarding guide, how to use hazardous materials regulations, fumigant marking requirements, and hazardous materials transportation enhanced security requirements. USDOT.

Highway Safety Grant Management Manual 
A compilation of governmental documents covering Section 402, SAFETEA-LU incentive grants, transfer funds, TEA-21 incentive funds, and other types of funding. GHSA, revised January, 2007.

Highway Safety Improvement Program Manual 
The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is intended to significantly reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on public roads through the implementation of improvements outlined in this manual. FHWA.

Highway Safety Information System 
This brochure explains the Highway Safety Information System, which is a roadway-based system that provides quality data on a large number of accident, roadway, and traffic variables. FHWA 2011.

Hoisting Signals 
Various hoisting signals. Safety Talk.

How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan 
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that examines potential ways to plan for and improve pedestrian safety at the state or local level. FHWA

Impaired Driving Guidebook: Three Keys to Renewed Focus and Success 
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in the U.S. in 2004,
16,694 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol, representing 39% of the 42,636 people
killed in all traffic crashes. GHSA, NHTSA, MADD, & National Sheriffs Assoc.

Implementation Guide for the National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety 
The purpose of this guide is to help State and community organizations improve motorcycle safety by implementing relevant National Agenda for Motorcycle Safety (NAMS) recommendations. NAMS is a comprehensive plan to improve United States motorcycle safety in the 21st century. Containing several recommendations, NAMS provides overall goals, but it does not contain specific action steps. This guide attempts to fill this gap by presenting more concrete strategies for achieving safety objectives. NHTSA.

Implementing the High Risk Rural Roads Program 
This document contains findings from research and subsequent follow-up to States' implementation of the High Risk Rural Roads Program (HRRRP) within the context of States' programs and policies. FHWA, March 2010.

Improving Highway Safety at Bridges On Local Roads 
Effective low cost methods of improving and enhancing bridge and bridge approach safety. USDOT & FHWA.

Incident Sign Installation Guide 
Information on how, when, and where to install incident related signs. USDA Forest Service.

Increasing Teen Safety Belt Use 
The authors of the report undertook a comprehensive review of scientific literature, state and federal government reports and other sources of information to determine the magnitude of the teen safety belt use problem and to identify and summarize programs, interventions and strategies that can potentially increase safety belt use by teens. Specific strategies discussed include legislation, enforcement, combined efforts, technological approaches, peer-led approaches, counseling and parental involvement. USDOT & NHTSA, September 2005.

Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)  
Made especially for highway planners and designers, this CD was initially focused on two-lane rural highways. USDOT & FHWA.

International Safety Equipment Association 
The the International Safety Equipment Association's website with news and information about standards and government relations. ISEA.

Local and Rural Safety Peer-to-Peer Program 
This brochure explains the Peer-to-Peer Program, created by the FHWA. The program is a form of technical assistance for local and rural highway agencies to adequately address safety problems on the roads they maintain. Experts with knowledge in various local and rural road safety issues
volunteer their time to provide assistance to their peers requesting help.

Local Roads Safety Resource CD 
This CD offers information on safety for local roads, including statistics on crash data, crash types, FHWA safety programs, and local roads safety research. Also included is outreach material on road user safety. USDOT & FHWA.

Low Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety 
This report examines practical information on low-cost treatments that may be applied at horizontal curves to address identified or potential safety problems. The report describes the treatment, shows examples, suggests when a treatment might be applicable, provides design features, and provides information on the potential safety effectiveness and costs when the information is available. USDOT & FHWA.

Lyme Disease 
Lyme Disease and modes of transmission. CDC/Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases

Lyme Disease ID Card 
Has information on lyme disease exposure, precaution, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Gundersen Medical Foundation.

Low Cost Local Road Safety Solutions 
Local jurisdictions focus on proven low cost safety solutions. Most of the solutions provided are applied to rural locations, but would also be appropriate urban areas. ATSSA & NACE.

Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety 
There are numerous strategies or treatments agencies can apply to a single horizontal curve or a winding road section to address a safety problem. This publication includes only those engineering treatments that are relatively low cost, as compared to reconstructing the curve or road section to improve the geometric design features, such as degree and length of curve, superelevation, cross section, and shoulders. FHWA December 2006

LTAP & TTAP Times 
The April 2006 Newsletter of the the Federal Highway Administration's Local and Tribal Assistance Technical Programs. Features the article "New Hampshire LTAP Brings Equipment and Agencies Together," which discusses the devastating floods of last year and the responses made by NH cities and towns using the Mutual Aid Program. National LTAP & FHWA.

Making the Case for Transportation Safety - Ideas for Decision Makers 
This document presents 20 case studies of noteworthy transportation safety practices throughout the U.S. involving stakeholders at all levels of transportation safety. It features examples from State departments of transportation, Tribes, transit agencies, metropolitan planning organizations, highway safety offices, and enforcement agencies. The document also describes the importance of
integrating safety into the transportation planning process and lists transportation safety resources. USDOT, FHWA, & TSP, September 2008.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) 
Material Safety Data Sheets and other Health and Safety Links. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science.

Motor Grader Operation-Safety Brief 
This document provides necessary information for employees who need to know how to operate a motor grader properly and safely. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center.

National Workzone Safety Information Clearinghouse 
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is dedicated to providing the transportation construction industry and the general public with comprehensive information to improve motorist, worker and pedestrian safety in roadway work zones.

New Hampshire Excavators Manual 
Dig-Safe, an underground utility damage prevention program in New Hampshire. This manual will help ensure public safety and minimize damage to underground facilities. NH Public Utilities Commission Safety Division, January 2006.

Nine Proven Safety Countermeasures 
This FHWA sheet lists nine countermeasures, descriptions, the cost range, data, benefits and additional information. FHWA.

Noise Induced Hearing Loss: Safety Brief 
This publication describes hearing loss that is induced by excessive noise, and outlines prevention and safety techniques when working with loud equipment. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification 
This site informs about RSA 277:5-a, which is about the safety and health of employees in building construction and repair work, and the requirement of OSHA. NH General Court.

Partnering with State Highway Safety Offices 
The publication explains how SHSOs develop their programs and how the community can be effective partners. It offers examples of how diverse groups such as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Virginia's Historically Black Colleges and Universities have successfully partnered with their SHSOs on collaborative projects. GHSA and NHTSA, 2004.

Pedestrian Forum - Spring 2010 
The spring edition of the Federal Highway Administration's Pedestrian Forum Newsletter is now available. The newsletter highlights efforts by the FHWA and its partners to improve the safety of walking and bicycling as a mode of transportation. FHWA

Portable Ladder Safety Tips 
Quick facts card outlining safety tips and accident prevention for working with portable ladders. OSHA.

Protecting Workers from the Effects of Heat 
This safety brief is intended to help workers understand heat stress, and the effects it may have on their health and safety. The document also outlines how it can be prevented. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center

Protective Equipment for Hurricane and Flood Relief 
The purpose of this safety brief is to provide general guidance for personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers responding in hurricane flood zones. PPE selection and use is site and task specific. General guidelines must be adapted to specific conditions. These recommendations focus on the following hazards associated with response activities: Sharp jagged debris, Floodwater exposure, and Electrical hazards. CT LTAP, 2010.

Protect Yourself: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
Quick Facts card regarding how to protect one's self from carbon monoxide poisoning. OSHA.

Protect Yourself: Crane Safety 
Quick Facts card outlining crane safety and accident prevention. OSHA.

Protect Yourself: Lead in Construction 
Quick Facts card outlining safety precautions for working with lead in construction. OSHA.

Protect Yourself: Permit Required Confined Spaces 
Quick Facts card outlining the specifications for confined spaces that require permits. OSHA.

Protect Yourself: West Nile Virus 
Quick facts card outlining strategies on how to protect one's self from the West Nile Virus. OSHA.

Recommended procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features 
Recommended procedures for evaluating the safety performance of various highway safety features. These procedures are based on a comprehensive literature review, an analysis of the state of the art for performance evaluation, and the advice of a selected group of acknowledged experts. NCHRP Report 350.

Road System Traffic Safety Review 
The course describes a method of systematically reviewing roads throughout a local jurisdiction to make annual road safety improvements, primarily related to consistent application of signs and markings. This method is particularly attractive to rural local governments, and compliments other recommended practices and courses, including Road Safety Audits (RSA), low cost safety improvements (LCSI), Strategic Highway Safety Plans, and the use of sound engineering judgment. USDOT & FHWA.

Road Engineering and Construction Practices for Cold Regions
Includes multimedia presentations that explain the principles of science and engineering related to road engineering and construction for cold regions. FHWA.

Roads Can Be Safer, Top Federal Highway Official Says 
A Brief summary of nine tools that are key to reducing roadway fatalities each year. FHWA.

Roadway Departure Safety 
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has created this website that includes information and guidance designed to lead to safer roads and roadsides. USDOT & FHWA.

Roadway Safety: A Road Construction Industry Consortium Training Program  
The Roadway Safety Awareness Program provides an overview of common hazards in highway and road construction and simple prevention measures. It is designed for use by supervisory personnel with some safety and health experience or by safety and health personnel to orient new workers as they arrive on the jobsite. USDOT & FHWA, 2009.

Roadway Safety: Disaster Response 
Interactive, informative, and animated self-guided training that provides an in-depth overview of Emergency and Disaster response. Features include information about action plans to deal with natural or man-made incidents, how DR differs from road work, incident command systems, possible health issues, special safety issues, how workers and contractors can prepare to respond, safety near equipment, how to be aware of work zone and TTCD hazards, night work safety, and much more. ARTBA, 2008.

Roadway Safety for Motorcycles 
Tips for designing, constructing, and maintaining roadways for increased motorcycle safety. FHWA

Roadway Safety Guide 
This Guide is designed to provide local elected officials and other community leaders with basic information to improve roadway safety in their communities. Written for nonengineers, it is designed to be a hands-on, user-friendly document, providing community leaders with Strategies they can use right away to begin making roads safer. Basic information to improve roadway safety in cooperation with state and local transportation departments, highway engineers, highway safety officials, Safe Communities groups, and other safety programs. Clear descriptions of key funding and decision making processes that affect roadway safety. Roadway Safety Foundation.

Roadway Safety: NACE Action Guide
Problem and cost of accidents; agency management, operations, and training; roadway geometrics and features; traffic control devices; and work zone safety. NACE, 2000.

Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies 
This publication is intended to instruct local agencies in best practices to improve safety and reduce auto accidents and fatalities. NHCRP, 2003.

Roadway Safety Tools for Local Agencies
This synthesis will be of interest to local government agencies as they select tools and develop programs to implement road and street safety improvements. It recognizes the wide variation in the operations and responsibilities of local agencies and acknowledges that the level of expertise in transportation safety analysis also varies greatly. The guiding principle of this synthesis was to examine the tools and procedures that are practical, relatively easy to apply, and can be implemented by agencies with limited financial support and personnel. TRB.

Roundabouts - A Safer Choice 
A brief pamphlet that clearly and concisely explains the benefits of roundabouts. FHWA.

RSA (Road Safety Audit) Making Your Roads Safer
A guide outlining what an RSA is, how to conduct one, and what the benefits are. FHWA.

Safe Road Maps - Envisioning Safer Roads 
This website is a ground-breaking tool that combines information from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System with Google Maps to give a visual representation of traffic safety across the entire nation. With this system, you can enter an address and view the roads that have the highest number of traffic fatalities in a specified area. You can also view dynamically generated maps that show how public policy has been implemented to improve transportation safety by region. Center for Excellence in Rural Safety.

Safety State Fact Sheets 
The fact sheets present the emphasis areas each state has identified in their approved Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) as part of the overall strategy to reduce fatalities and serious injuries.
A snapshot of transportation safety related fatality data is shown to give the reader insight regarding fatalities in their state. Data drawn from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) show: 1) Ten-year trends in total fatalities and fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT; 2) Safety focus areas and their corresponding percentages of total crash fatalities; and 3) Fatalities broken down by roadway classification.Transportation Safety Planners (TSP).

Seeing in the Dark Improving Understanding of Driver Visibility Requirements at Night 
What visual cues aid drivers the most as they drive at night? Advancing knowledge and understanding of how drivers acquire and act on visual information while driving at night is the goal of "Increased Understanding of Driver Visibility Requirements," an Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program project launched by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2008. FHWA.

State Highway Safety Documents 
In SAFETEA-LU, Congress directed NHTSA to make publicly available, on its website, the following publications: State Highway Safety Plans, State Annual Reports and Management Reviews/Special Management Information. Click the link above to access the NHTSA web page containing links to these documents. NHTSA.

Strategic Highway Safety Plan - NH 
The Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is an outgrowth of the reauthorization of federal highway funding (under SAFETEA-LU, 23 USC 148), with the purpose of clearly identifying the State's critical safety needs and developing strategies to achieve significant reductions in fatalities and serious injury crashes on all public roads. 2007.

Speed Management: FHWA Safety Program 
Speeding -- defined as exceeding the posted speed limit or driving too fast for conditions -- is one of the most prevalent factors that contribute to traffic crashes. Speeding was a contributing factor in 31 percent of fatal crashes in 2006. The economic cost of speeding-related crashes is estimated at $40.4 billion a year. USDOT & FHWA.

Tailgate Safety Talks 
This document explains important safety measures when operating a backhoe. Ohio Dept. of Transportation.

The Art of Appropriate Evaluation: A Guide for Highway Safety Program Managers 
Targeted to state or local traffic safety project directors and managers with an interest in program evaluation, this guide covers what type of evaluation is reasonable for the different types of programs, how to maximize the success of a program evaluation and where to go for help. It also contains a glossary of some basic evaluation terms. US DOT & National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, December 2008.

The Role of Public Works in Emergency Response: What is Happening in Connecticut? 
A presentation was given by Mike Turner – Public Works Director – Town of Wethersfield providing an overview of lessons learned from the public works response to the Wethersfield Tornado that occurred on 6/26/09. These are the roundtable discussion notes from the presentation. Connecticut T2 Center

The TIC Flagger's Handbook 
This website maintained by the Wisconsin Transportation Information Center contains many useful publications, including the TIC's Flagger's handbook, which includes Flagger Do's and Don'ts and other useful information. WI LTAP.

The Safety Edge Brochure  (PDF) 
Tips on pavement edge treatment to save lives, reduce tort liability, and reduce maintenance expense. FHWA.

Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Pedestrian Crashes 
This document provides crash reduction data that might be expected if a specific countermeasure or group of countermeasures is implemented with respect to pedestrian crashes. The crash reduction estimates are presented as Crash Reduction Factors (CRFs). FHWA 2008.

Traffic Incident Management Handbook 
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Office of Operations has released the 2010 version of a handbook that explores advances in traffic incident management (TIM) programs and practices, and highlights the latest innovations in TIM tools and technologies. FHWA 2010.

Traffic Safety Facts 
This brief report offers municipalities facts on traffic safety and crashes. NHTSA 2009.

Traffic Safety Primer - Technical Brief 
This document is designed to aid elected officials in understanding traffic safety, and what their options are to help keep their roads safe in their communities. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center

Tree Trimming Removal Safety Tips 
Quick facts card outlining how to safely trim trees. OSHA.

Truck Drivers' Pre-Trip Checklist 
This checklist will help truck drivers ensure safety for themselves, passengers, and other drivers before truck operation. USDOT & FHWA.

Uniform Guidelines for State Highway Safety Programs 
These guidelines offer direction to States in formulating their highway safety plans for highway safety efforts that are supported with section 402 and other grant funds. The guidelines provide a framework for developing a balanced highway safety program and serve as a tool with which States can assess the effectiveness of their own programs. NHTSA encourages States to use these guidelines and build upon them to optimize the effectiveness of highway safety programs conducted at the State and local levels. NHTSA.

Vehicle Safety: Avoiding Backing Accidents 
A few tips on how to avoid accidents when backing up in a vehicle. RI T2 Center

Workplace and Equipment Safety Fact Sheet 
Summarizes safety precautions over a wide range of topics from hard hat use to solid waste collection safety. PA LTAP & KS LTAP.

Workplace Safety Toolkit 
Toolkit to protect employees and volunteers. It provides information on workplace safety, building effective workplace safety programs and a number of checklists and fact sheets regarding workplace safety. Nonprofit Risk Management Center.

Workzone Modeling and Simulation: A Guide for Decision-Makers 
This document is intended to provide guidance to decision-makers at agencies and jurisdictions
considering the role of analytical tools in work zone planning and management. USDOT & FHWA, August 2008.

Workzone Safety 
Guidelines for Construction, Maintenance, and Utility Operations

Workzone Safety - Public Service Poster Version 1  and Version 2 
A poster that municipalities can post to educate the public on their role in work zone safety. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center

Workzone Safety 
This interactive CD contains training materials for workzone safety; simulations on work performed on the roadside, shoulders, and urban streets; lane closings on multiple roadways and divided roadways; and intersections and walkways. Rutgers University & Advanced Technology Concepts, Inc.

Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule Implementation Resource 
This CD contains resources to assist agencies with implementation of the Rule. These resources are meant to provide general guidance, lay out some fundamental principles, and present agencies with some options and ideas for how to implement the provisions of the Rule in the context of their own agency. USDOT & FHWA.

Workzone Safety for Roadway Maintenance 
This CD is an interactive multimedia training course. Advanced Technology Concepts, 2000.

Workzone Safety Inspection Training Course (1998) 
This CD includes powerpoint presentation (with 120 slides/overheads). USDOT & FHWA.

Workzone Safety 
The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is dedicated to providing the transportation construction industry and the general public with comprehensive information to improve motorist, worker and pedestrian safety in roadway work zones.

Workzone Traffic Control Flipbook
This is a guide for municipalities of Maine and New Hampshire. Maine Local Roads, April 2006.

Workzone Training Law Enforcement Course 
This CD includes a pocket guide, an instructors guide, a participant workbook, powerpoint training modules, promotional flyer, website links and other essential information. USDOT & FHWA, 2006.

Workzone Traffic Safety During Disaster Recovery Efforts 
This pamphlet is intended to explain the hazards of workzones during disaster recovery efforts, and to instruct crews on how to protect themselves around moving equipment and traffic. OSHA.

Stormwater

California Stormwater BMP Handbooks 
The purpose of the "Municipal" handbook is to assist municipalities in the reduction of pollutants to the "maximum extent possible," which is required in NPDES II. CSQA.

Developing and Implementing a Stormwater Management Program 
State departments of transportation (DOTs) face increasing pressure to reduce pollution in their stormwater discharges. This handbook provides recommendations for developing and implementing an effective stormwater management program to help comply with National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) regulations. AASHTO 2009.

Maine Erosion and Sediment Control BMP's 
This site features Maine's manual for erosion and sediment control BMP's in pdf files.

New Hampshire Stormwater Manual 
The New Hampshire Stormwater Manual was developed as a planning and design tool for the communities, developers, designers and members of regulatory boards, commissions, and agencies involved in stormwater programs in New Hampshire. It comes in three volumes, Volume 1: Stormwater and Antidegradation, Volume 2: Post-Construction Best Management Practices Selection and Design, and Volume 3: Erosion and Sediment Controls During Construction .

National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices 
This site informs on BMP's for public education, public involvement, illicit discharge, construction, post-construction, and pollution prevention/good housekeeping.

Non-point Source Pollution
Describes the causes of nonpoint source pollution, and suggests ways that NPS pollution can be prevented. NHDES, May 1994.

Stormwater Management and Drainage: NACE Action Guide
Strong argument for stormwater management and planning. It explains the basics of drainage, ways to practice drainage of stormwater, and winter deicing and the environment. NACE, 2000.

Stormwater Month Outreach Materials and Reference Documents 
Materials that state or local governments can customize and use in their own stormwater outreach campaigns. There are links to materials for the general public, homeowners, construction site operators, and children; key stormwater reference documents; key stormwater regulations, permits and applications, and guidance documents. EPA.

Stormwater Phase II Final Rule 
Small MS4 Stormwater Program Overview, Designation and Waivers of Regulated Small Ms4s, Urbanized Areas: Definition and Description, Public Education and Outreach, Illicit Discharge, and Construction Site Runoff Control. EPA.

Stormwater Resource Center: NPDES II 
Provides links to UNH, NHDOT, NHDES, EPA New England, and the UNH Environmental Research Group related documents and information on Stormwater management and BMP's. UNH T2 Center.

Stormwater Strategies, NRDC 
Details the definition of stormwater and presenting effective implementations of stormwater practices.

UNH Stormwater Center Partners Install First Porous Asphalt Road in State 
An article from the Environmental News newsletter announces the installation of the first porous asphalt road in New Hampshire. NHDES March/April 2010.

Traffic Calming

ITE Traffic Calming for Communities 
Neighborhood traffic calming techniques that have been implemented. ITE & FHWA.

Roundabouts: An informational Guide 
Definition of roundabouts, identifying appropriate sites, application ideas, design detail, public acceptance, and legal issues. USDOT & FHWA.

Safer Sign Supports 
Provides information on Breakaway Signs. All non-breakaway sign supports within
the clear zone of roads posted at mph or greater shall be replaced by January 2013. FHWA

Safety Conscious Planning 
Informational handout on Safety Conscious Planning, the proactive approach for the prevention of motor vehicle crashes and unsafe transportation conditions. FHWA, et al.

Signal Timing on a Shoestring 
Research and experience has shown that retiming traffic signals is one of the most cost-effective tasks that an agency can do to improve traffic flow and safety. This report examines various cost effective techniques that can be used to generate good signal timing plans that can be employed when there are insufficient financial resources to generate the plans using conventional techniques. USDOT & FHWA.

Statewide Transporting Planning 
Links to resources and publications, legislation and regulations, planning practices, financial practices, and planning forecasting. FHWA.

Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed Management 
Synthesis of research findings on the safety effects of speed, speed limits, enforcement, and engineering measures to manage speed. FHWA.

Traffic Calming 
This site serves as a practical guide to traffic calming and neighborhood traffic management, including: 1) International and US history 2) A toolbox of calming devices 3) Measured results from traffic calming 4) Current programs around the world. Fehr & Peers, 2008.

Traffic Calming: State of the Practice (Available for Loan)
Informational report of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The information in this document has been obtained from the research and experiences of transportation engineering and planning professionals. USDOT & FHWA, August 1999.

Traffic Impact Study 
This document explains what a traffic study is, and outlines when a traffic study is necessary for a municipality. The primer is intended for elected officials to guide them as they consider approving site plans. Connecticut Technology Transfer Center

Traffic Signal Timing Manual 
A concise, practical, user friendly and modular guide to signal timing practitioners, focusing on the principals of traffic signal timing, identifying sound timing practices, and a practical and comprehensive tabletop resource. FHWA.

Traffic Volume Trends 
June 2008 Travel Trends. USDOT & FHWA.

Traffic Signs

California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
A publication providing the FHWA's MUTCD 2003 Edition, as amended for use in California (state specific). Provides regulations for traffic control devices. California DOT.

Designing an Efficient Nighttime Sign Inspection Procedure to Ensure Motorist Safety 
The major objective of this study is to provide a road sign replacement simulation that NCDOT can use to optimize the management of signs. To create the simulation, the research team modeled the performance of NCDOT sign inspectors, determined sign retroreflectivity performance with age, and
determined external factors that affect sign performance. Research assistants accompanied NCDOT sign crews during nighttime sign inspections. During these inspections, signs needing replacement were identified and noted by the research team. NCDOT, September 2006.

Incident Sign Installation Guide 
A guide on how to install temporary traffic control signs. USDA, 2005

Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports for Local Roads and Streets  
CD includes information on sign repairs and replacement, inspection and cleaning, and workzone traffic control. USDOT & FHWA.

Maintenance of Small Traffic Signs 
Maintaining small traffic signs geared toward maintenance personnel. USDOT & FHWA.

Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports 
A guide for local highway and street personnel. This is an update to the same titled guide published in 1990, and is intended to help local agency maintenance workers ensure their agency's signs are maintained to meet the needs of the road user. The guide covers the following topics: a description of sign types, sign materials and sign supports; sign installation and the elements of a sign management system including inventory, inspection, preventive maintenance, repair and replacement, and recordkeeping. FHWA, 2010.

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 
Standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. FHWA.

Methods for Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity 
A report that offers several methods for maintaining traffic sign retroreflectivity. Agencies can use this publication to identify signs that do not meet federal retroreflectivity requirements, monitor the retroreflectivity of in-place signs, upgrade signs that are below the minimum required levels, and assess the need to change policies in order to enhance nighttime visibility of signs. FHWA 2007.

Minimum Sign Retroreflectivity Regulations 
This is a website that provides information to local Ohio State agencies regarding the new federal regulations on minimum sign retroreflectivity requirements. Ohio DOT 2008.

MUTCD 2009
The 2009 updated Manual on Uniform Traffic Devices. USDOT and FHWA, 2009.

National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways; Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity 
Online version of the manuals explaining federal regulations concerning traffic control devices and signage, as well as maintenance practices. USDOT.

New Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements Brochure 
The new requirements for traffic sign retroreflectivity. FHWA, 2008.

New MUTCD Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements Article 
This guide explains retroreflectivity maintenance as outlined by the MUTCD. FHWA, 2007.

Portable Changeable Message Sign Handbook (PCMS) 
PCMS and illustrates the principles of proper PCMS use. USDOT & FHWA.
For standards that apply to the PCMS see the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).

Retroreflective Sheeting Identification Guide 
Retroreflective sheeting material for rigid sign surfaces made with glass beads and prisms. Also covers retroreflective sheeting materials for non-signing applications and flexible signs. FHWA.

Safety Circuit Rider Programs Best Practices Manual  
The SCR program is designed to provide safety-related information, training, and support to agencies responsible for local roadway safety. FHWA.

Sign Sheeting Products & Regulations: Rumors, Myths & the Straight Facts 
A brief reference to dispel information about sign sheeting that has become commonplace. FHWA, Spring 2008.

Signing of Road District and Township Highways (Illinois) 
This booklet is issued for convenience of road district highway commissioners and others who may be concerned with proper signage on highways under the jurisdiction of Illinois road districts. It provides a ready reference to typical sign details and typical applications; however, it is not meant to replace or supplement the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) or the Illinois Supplement to the MUTCD (ILMUTCD). IL DOT & IL LTAP.

Sign Retroreflectivity Guidebook for Small Agencies, Federal Land Management Agencies, and Tribal Governments: How to Meet the New National Standard
Recent adopted language in the MUTCD now requires that all agencies that maintain roadways open to the public travel adopt a sing maintenance program designed to maintain traffic sign retroreflectivity at specific levels. USDOT & FHWA.

Small Sign Installation Pocket Guide 
Installing conventional signs, specifically containing information on the area of sign and length of post. Georgia LTAP.

Summary of Sign Retroreflectivity Maintenance Methods 
A handy table categorizing maintenance methods for sign retroreflectivity. FHWA.

Traffic Sign Handbook (NH) 
Traffic control devices typically used in New Hampshire, and includes applicable NHDOT standards. The Handbook's standards and rules are applicable to traffic signs appropriate for use on rural and residential roadways. UNH T2 Center, April 2010.

Traffic Sign Handbook for Local Roads (NY) 
This 3rd edition of the Traffic Sign Handbook for Local Roads is based upon combined requirements of the National MUTCD and the New York State Supplement. The Traffic Sign Handbook for Low Volume Rural Roads was first published by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) in 1985. July 2008, Cornel Local Roads (NY LTAP).

United States Road Symbol Signs 
Double-sided poster illustrating the meaning of symbols on signs. A must for every work environment concerned with road safety and repair. USDOT & FHWA.

Unpaved Roads

Dust Palliative Selection and Application Guide 
The purpose of this publication is to help practitioners understand and correctly choose and apply the dust palliative that is appropriate for their particular site, traffic conditions, and climate. In addition, this publication describes the expected performance, limitations, and potential environmental impacts of various palliatives. US Dept. of Agriculture and Forest Service

Economics of Upgrading an Aggregate Road 
A new report helps towns governments make policy decisions for maintaining and upgrading gravel roads. LRRB & MNDOT.

Environmentally Sensitive Material for Dirt and Gravel Roads 
This manual identifies, documents, and encourages the use of environmentally sensitive maintenance of dirt and gravel roads. The document provides insight into using natural systems and innovative technologies to reduce erosion, sediment, and dust pollution while more effectively and efficiently maintaining dirt and gravel roads and gives the users a "tool box" full of environmentally sensitive maintenance "tools" and practices. EPA.

Field Guide for Unpaved Rural Roads 
Safety of unpaved rural roads by describing the application of traffic control devices, geometric guidelines and management techniques. Wyoming LTAP.

Grader Operation Tips 
This publication has tips for cutting and laying out, as well as general tips for grader operations. Vermont LTAP.


Gravel Road Maintenance 
Basic information about gravel roads, including grading procedures and grader operation. UNH T2 Center, 2001.

Gravel Road Maintenance and Design Manual 
This manual was developed with a major emphasis on the maintenance of gravel roads, including some basic design elements. SD LTAP.

Gravel Road Maintenance: Meeting the Challengel 
Includes the Gravel Road Maintenance and Design Manual and an instructor's guide. SD LTAP.

Maintaining The Vermont Backroad 
This fact sheet illustrates a road maintenance program and maintenance recommendations for paved and unpaved backroads. Vermont LTAP.

Motor Grader Safety Manual 
This guide is for operating and maintenance personnel. It illustrates basic safety procedures.
Headquarters, Department of the Army.

Problems Associated with Gravel Roads  
Overall environment of gravel roads; the materials used to surface them; the common surface defects-their causes, prevention, and correction; and the equipment and techniques used to repair and maintain gravel roads. IN LTAP.

Road Dust Control With Calcium Chloride 
This fact sheet informs about calcium chloride, and includes tips for road preparation, storage, safety and disposal, corrosion and equipment hazards. Vermont LTAP.

Soils For Road Work 
This fact sheet identifies types of soil, soil properties, describes soil mixing and different kinds of gravel. Vermont LTAP.

Surface Aggregate Stabilization with Chloride Materials 
This publication provides Federal, State, county, and local road managers with information onthe performance and cost effectiveness of roadmixing high applications of calcium and magnesium chloride that are applied in a one-time construction process. US Department of Agriculture

The Basics of A Good Road 
This fact sheet explains the ten commandments for good road, what goes into the making and maintaining of roads. Vermont LTAP.

To Pave or Not to Pave: Making Informed Decisions on when to Upgrade a Gravel Road 
Two key questions must be answered when developing a gravel road maintenance plan:

1. What is the best way to maintain a gravel road?
2. When should the roadway be upgraded to a paved surface?

These are not easy questions because many factors affect the answers. As noted above, the following two recent reports can be used to help decide when to upgrade a gravel road. University of Minnesota, LRRB, & MN DOT October, 2006.

When to Pave a Gravel Road (Streaming Video) 
Making policy decisions for maintaining and updating gravel roads. MN LTAP.

Water & Wastewater

DEP Stormwater Management 
This is a website produced by the Department of Environmental Protection that explains what stormwater is, and how it is to be regulated. US EPA

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC): Tips for the Water Sector 
Provides information on the international WARN Program and mutual aid. Provides tips for when responding to aid or seeking aid. US EPA.

FAQs on Water/Wastewater Mutual Aid Assistance 
Information on what mutual aid is and how and why to get involved. NH DES.

General Water Fact Sheets 
A host of resources on multiple topics concerning water and wastewater. NH DES.

Municipal Stormwater Self-Audit: A How-To-Guide  
This publication is intended to show municipalities how to assess their stormwater practices, and ensure that they are up to standard. Connecticut T2 Center

Stormwater Management: Best Practices in CT 
This publication is a report on the roundtable discussion held with the Connecticut T2 Center concerning the best practices in the state for stormwater management.

Stormwater Quality Manual 
The Connecticut Stormwater Quality Manual provides guidance on the measures necessary to protect the waters of the State of Connecticut from the adverse impacts of post-construction stormwater runoff. This manual focuses on site planning, source control, and stormwater treatment practices and is intended for use as a planning tool and design guidance document by the regulated and regulatory communities involved in stormwater quality management. State of Connecticut, 2004.

Winter Operations

Another Sleepless Night? 
Guidelines to more productive "all-nighters" during winter operations. Primex.

Anti-Icing Chemical Guide 
Choosing the best liquid anti-icing chemical for your specific needs. You may search the guide and submit information that is absent. The purpose is to build a database of available anti-icing chemicals. Wilfrid Nixon, IIHR Hydroscience, and Engineering, University of Iowa.

Anti-Icing of Local Roads Workshop Manual
A successful and effective anti-icing program on local New Hampshire roads. It is intended for use by public works managers and road agents as well as their crews. UNH T2 Center, September 2004.

Anti-Icing / RWIS Training 
This is a self-paced, interactive multimedia computer-based training program that follows adult learning principles. Includes, exercises, fun facts, word definitions, a glossary, and internet sites. After completing the lessons of the core anti-icing content students put their learning into practice in the Scenario Room by battling winter events using tools in a simulated environment. AASHTO, 2003.

Calcium Chloride Package
Uses for calcium chloride, chemical advantages, deicing, and options for deicing. General Chemical.

Maintaining Good Health During Winter Operations 
A guide to maintaining good health while working extended hours during the winter season. Includes helpful hints about what you should eat and getting enough sleep. LGC, Concord NH.

Minnesota Snow and Ice Control 
This is a Field Handbook for Snowplow Operators. MN LTAP, MN DOT, MN LRRB, August 2005.

Performance Measures For Snow And Ice Operations 
This Digest Summarizes The Findings From NCHRP Project 6-17, "Performance Measures Of Snow And Ice Control Operations." NCHRP.

Pre-wetting and Anti-icing: Techniques for Winter Road Maintenance 
Maintaining safe roads during winter storm conditions, specifically with the use of liquid chemicals. Wisconsin Transportation Bulletin.

Road Salt and Water Quality 
Road salt management, alternatives to road salt, and the DOT Reduced Salt Pilot Program. NHDES, 2004.

Salt Storage Building Design 
Design of salt storage buildings used by the NHDOT to prevent sodium chloride infiltration into ground and surface waters. NHDOT.

Snow Disposal Guidelines: Environmental Fact Sheet 
This quick info sheet explains recommended guidelines for snow disposal. NHDES, 2007.

Snow and Ice Control Best Management Practices: Parking Lots, Sidewalks, Roads 
There is much opportunity to improve the way we manage snow and ice in Minnesota. By using snow and ice control best management practices, you can improve your level of service and make the roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safer--while saving money and protecting water quality. Minnesota Circuit Training and Assistance Program.

Snow & Ice Fact-sheets 
Snow Fence, Controlling Material Applications, Radar and How it Works, Bridge Frost, Salt, Surface and Subsurface Temperatures, Air Temp. Dew Point Temp. & Relative Humidity, Eutectic Temperature, Rock Salts, Ice Cream Freezer Effect, Road Frost, Roadway Treatments, Chemical Concentration, Temperatures & Chemical Concentration, Deicing Chemicals, Endothermic and Exothermic, Hygroscopic Chemicals, Ice Penetration and Undercutting, and Ice Melting Capacity. The Salt Institute & IA DOT.

Snow Disposal Guidelines 
Environmental Fact Sheet; flyer gives recommended guidelines for snow disposal. NHDES.

Snow Fighters Handbook 
Includes information on 1)How Important is the Winter Maintenance Function? 2) Train for Teamwork 3)Making Equipment Count 4)Other Pre-Winter Planning 5)Know Different Types of Snow 6)Calibration 7)Guidelines for Salt Application 8)Special Spreading and Plowing Problems 9) Anti-Icing 10)Deicing – Prewetting 11)After the Storm 12)A Word About Safety 13)Keep the Public Informed. The Salt Institute, 2007.

Snow Fighting Training Materials 
CD includes many handouts. The managerial handout and insert are designed as introductory overviews for the public official and the technical handout and insert are designed as introductory guides for operators. The Salt Institute, 2000.

The Salt Storage Handbook 
Handling deicing salt, including storage, quantity of salt needed, ordering salt early, selecting the site, delivery and storage tips, and a storage area checklist. The Salt Institute.

Winter Maintenance Training Resources  
This website is maintained by the Salt Institute and features several articles and resources for winter maintenance professionals. Salt Institute.

Winter Operations Survival Lessons 
This document offers ten important procedures to follow in order to establish efficient, safe, and effective winter operations. University of Connecticut School of Engineering

Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual 
The purpose of this manual is to deliver practical advice to those who manage parking lots and sidewalks. This manual will help you make better proactive, cost-effective choices in winter parking lot and sidewalk management. It will give you knowledge to become a leader in your industry by operating more efficiently and reducing environmental impacts. MN LTAP, June 2006.

Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance 
This fact sheet gives key features of the Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual. It includes the following tables: Melt Times for Salt (NaCl) at Different Pavement Temperatures, Melting Characteristics, Variables Affecting Application Rate, Deicing Application Rate Guidelines for Parking Lots and Sidewalks, and Anti-Icing Guidelines. MN LTAP & Fortin Consulting, Inc.