Bridges

Covered Bridge Manual

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

Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction-Download or CD

Provides information on road and bridge construction, including general provisions, earthwork, pavements, and incidental construction. NHDOT, 2006.

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 T² Center.

Computers

Computers in Public Works

Suggestions to expand computer usage that can benefit your organization by saving time and keeping accurate records. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 1998.

Creating Effective Websites

Tips for designing an effective website since websites are often the first place citizen’s will look for vital information. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Winter 2000.

Electronic Mail for Publics Works

Benefits of using email since email is one of the most useful tools for business. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 1998.

Incorporating GIS

Benefits of using a Geographical Information System (GIS). UNH T² Center, Road Business, Winter 1998.

Virus Update: File Attachment Rules

Causes of viruses, places where they are commonly found, ways to avoid obtaining a virus, and future prevention. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 2003.

Why You Should Join PW.NET

PW.Net is a listserv sponsored by the UNH T2 Center. This article explains the benefits of joining and using such a list. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Winter 2000.

Drainage
 

Catch Basin Cleaning

The function of catch basins and best practices for cleaning them. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Winter 2002.

Culvert Inspection and Repair

Covers culvert inspections to determine needed cleaning, repair or replacement, and methods to minimize erosion. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Fall 2000.

Culvert Maintenance

Provides information on culvert maintenance including a repair guide and a general maintenance schedule outline. UNH T²Center, Road Business, Spring 2003.

Ditch Basics

Basics of good ditches: inspection, shape, slope, lining, vegetation, and maintenance and repair. UNH  T² Center, Road Business, Winter 2000.

Drainage, Drainage, Drainage- $15

Various drainage concepts and features. Problems with drainage and proper maintenance to ensure good drainage are also discussed. UNH T² Center workshop notebook

Maintenance to Reduce Potholes

Proper budgeting, using a management system, drainage, cracksealing, and coordinating roadwork. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Summer 2001.

Permitting for Wetlands

Information on wetlands pertaining to municipalities. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 2001.

Place Culverts Correctly the First Time

Information for planning and installing culverts, including sizing the culvert and correct installation practices. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Summer 2003.

Pollution Prevention Fact Sheets: Catch Basins

Informs about applicability, limitations, siting and design considerations, maintenance considerations, effectiveness and cost considerations regarding catch basins. SMRC.

Pulverized Glass Aggregate (PGA)

Outline approaches for the manufacture and use of PGA. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 2003.

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

Test Your Culvert Design Knowledge

This is a brief quiz, including question and answer, on culvert design. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Fall 2001.

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-website only

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

Environment

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.

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.

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-website only

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.

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.

Guidebook for Wetlands Permit-download only

Assists municipalities in preparation of their Wetlands Notification process. NHDES.

Impaired Waters Review Information

This site visualizes maps of impaired waters by county. NHDES.

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.

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.

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.

Vegetation Control for Safety

The purpose of this guide is to help local road agency maintenance workers identify locations where vegetation control is needed to improve traffic and pedestrian safety, to provide guidance for maintenance crews, and to make them aware of safe ways to mow, cut brush and otherwise control roadside vegetation. FHWA.

Water/Road Interaction Field Guide-website only

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

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-download only

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.

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 (under "other links of interest")

Erosion control BMP's as a routine part of daily work. NHDOT, NH Coastal Program, & NHDES.

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. APWA specification manual 2007-developed at the Utah APWA chapter.
The entire Manual-download only

Driveway Permits

Application procedures, issuance of permits, right-of-way, drainage, construction and costs, maintenance responsibility, permit renewal, and revocation of suspension of permit, that relate to driveways and access to the State Highway System. NHDOT.

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-download only

GASB Statement 34 provisions.  Ohio LTAP & USDOT.

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-download only

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

Management

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).

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).

NHDOT Classification of Highways & Aid Available to Municipalities

Highway classification system and highway aid funds, including state aid, bridge aid, applications for estimates, highway block grants, and federal bridge aid replacement. NHDOT.

Roadway Delineation Practices Handbook-website only

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.

Miscellaneous

NH Directory of Roads Scholars of 2009

Recognition for individuals who have achieved a level in the NH Roads Scholar Program through their commitment to self-improvement and personal development by fulfilling certain educational requirements through the UNH T2 Center.

Concrete in Practice Fact Sheets

29 fact sheets covering various practices for use with concrete. National Ready Mixed Concrete Association.

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.

Controlled Low Strength Materials (CLSM)A.K.A. flowable fill, flowable mortar, K-Krete, and other various names. CLSM technology, including application, material properties, mix proportioning construction, and quality control procedures. American Concrete Institute.

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. Dig Safe System, Inc, January 2009.

Forest Applications Training, Inc.-website only

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

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.

Highway/Utility Guide-website only

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

Local Road Maintenance Worker's Manual-website only

Best maintenance practices and procedures for local road maintenance workers. Iowa State Univ. Ctr. for Transportation, Research, and Education.

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.

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.

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.

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-download only

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.

Safe Access is Good for Business
This primer 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. 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.

Spreader Calibration Chart: pdf or excel

This chart aides in calibrating spreaders for winter maintenance.

The Old Stone Wall

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

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.

Timber Retaining Wall Initiative

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

Paved Roads

Asphalt Concrete Mix Design and Field Control-website only

Guidance and recommendations relating to asphalt concrete paving, including material selection, mixture design, and mixture production and placement. USDOT & FHWA.

Asphalt Pavement Maintenance-download only

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.
 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Elimination or Mitigation of Hazards Associated with Pavement Edge Drop-Offs During Roadway Resurfacing-download only

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.

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
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 fact sheet 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-download only

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

Part A (685 KB), Part B (744 KB)-download only

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.

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.

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.

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-download only

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

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.

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.

United States Pavement Markings-CD ROM also

Poster illustrates pavement markings. A must for every work environment concerned with road safety and repair. USDOT & FHWA.

Personnel Management

Administrative Rules for Safety and Health

Codes and rules for employee safety and health. NH Department of Labor.

CDL Information Sheets

Drug testing procedures, setting policies for a drug testing program, and providers of CDL testing. UNH T² Center.

Hiring New Personnel

This article walks you through the new employee selection process by providing tips to do before, during, and after interviewing. UNH T² Center.

Interviewing

This article is useful for the organization doing the interviewing. It includes some sample interview questions. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 2001.

The Interview

This article is for the individual who is preparing to go on an interview. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 2001.

Public Relations

Emergency Response Guide, 2004-website only

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.

Public Involvement Techniques for Transportation Decision-Making-website only

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.

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)

Safety (Continued)

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.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety-CD ROM

This interactive CD is in English or Spanish with closed captions, and contains information on bicyclist safety awareness. 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.

Common Sense Solutions to Intersection Safety Problems--CD ROM

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.

Construction Work-website only

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.

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.

Emergency Response Guide, 2004-website only

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.

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-website only

Links and information to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. USDOT & FHWA.

FHWA Road Safety Audit Guidelines

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.

Final Rule on Work Zone Safety and Mobility-website only

A brochure and four fact sheets related to the updated work zone safety and mobility rule. FHWA.

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 handout 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-website only

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 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.

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.
 

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

Hoisting Signals-download only

Various hoisting signals. Safety Talk.

Improving Highway Safety at Bridges On Local Roads-website only

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.

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.

Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)-CD ROM

Made especially for highway planners and designers, this CD was initially focused on two-lane rural highways. 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-download only

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
Identifies strategies as alternative countermeasures or treatments to address the specific safety problem at horizontal curves. Includes only those engineering treatments that are relatively low cost, as compared to reconstructing the curve or road section. USDOT/FHWA.

LTAP & TTAP Times-download only

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.

Mutual Aid: A Key to Emergency Management

Objectives and benefits of joining the NH Mutual Aid Program. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Winter 2001.

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.
 

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.

PSNH Contractor Information-download only

Explains liability and insurance for individuals, public agencies, and employees who are concerned with local roads, road care, and maintenance. Also goes through the elements of a lawsuit. PSNH.

Recommended procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features-download only

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.

Retroreflectivity Requirements
This guide explains retroreflectivity maintenance as outlined by the MUTCD. FHWA.

Roundabouts - A Safer Choice

A brief pamphlet that clearly and concisely explains the benefits of roundabouts. 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.

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.

Roadway Departure Safety--website only.

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: 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.

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.

Rumble Strips in Work Zones

Pros and cons of using rumble strips and some recommendations for their use. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 2002.

Safe Road Maps - Envisioning Safer Roads--website only

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.

International Safety Equipment Association

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

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

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.

Truck Drivers' Pre-Trip Checklist

This checklist will help truck drivers ensure safety for themselves, passengers, and other drivers before truck operation. USDOT & FHWA.

Work Zone Safety-CD ROM

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.

Workplace and Equipment Safety Fact Sheet-download only

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-website only

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.

Stormwater

A Model Stormwater Ordinance-download only

A guide with model ordinances and regulations on a number of innovative land use techniques. NHDES.

California Stormwater BMP Handbooks-website only

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.

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.

Seacoast Coalition Creates a Stormwater Video

The Seacoast Coalition has created a video (click to purchase) for municipalities to use to inform the public about water run-off problems. UNH T2 Center, Road Business, Spring 2003.

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-website only

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-website only

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-CD ROM

Details the definition of stormwater and presenting effective implementations of stormwater practices.

Traffic Calming

Field Guide for Inspecting Signalized Intersections to Reduce Red-Light Running

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.

ITE Traffic Calming for Communities -download only

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.

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-website only

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

Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed Management-website only

Synthesis of research findings on the safety effects of speed, speed limits, enforcement, and engineering measures to manage speed. FHWA.

Traffic Volume Trends--website only.
June 2008 Travel Trends. USDOT & FHWA.

Traffic Signs

Installing the Correct Traffic Sign

Guidelines for installing traffic signs. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Winter 2001.

Maintenance of Signs and Sign Supports for Local Roads and Streets-download or CD ROM

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.

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)-website only

Standards used by road managers nationwide to install and maintain traffic control devices on all streets and highways. FHWA.

Portable Changeable Message Sign Handbook (PCMS)-website only

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).

Retroreflectivity Final Rule - website only

Retroreflectivity is the scientific term that describes the ability of a surface to return light back to its source. Retroreflective signs and pavement markings bounce light from vehicle headlights back toward the vehicle and the driver's eyes, making signs and pavement markings visible to the driver. FHWA.

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.

New Sign Retroreflectivity Requirements

The new requirements for traffic sign retroreflectivity. FHWA.

Sign Installation Guide

Installing traffic control signs on National Forest System Roads.  It provides a quick visual reference to field personnel placing and maintaining the most often used signs and markers.  USDA Forest Service.

Signalized Intersections: Informational Guide-website or loan (abstract free)

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

Small Sign Installation Pocket Guide

Installing conventional signs, specifically containing information on the area of sign and length of post. Georgia LTAP.

Traffic Sign Handbook  $15 (purchase order form)

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, June 2005.

Traffic Signal Timing Manual

This manual represents a synthesis of traffic signal timing concepts, analytical procedures, and applications based on North American practice into a single publication. The manual also presents a framework for evaluating traffic signal timing applications related to maintenance and operations. FHWA.

United States Road Symbol Signs-CD ROM also

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

Blading Aggregate Surfaces

Blending aggregates; equipment, smoothing and reshaping; blading under special road conditions, such as intersections and railroad crossings; condition of cutting edge; and personnel and equipment safety. NACE, 1990.

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-download only

A new report helps towns governments make policy decisions for maintaining and upgrading gravel roads. LRRB & MNDOT.

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.

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. Construction Industry Manufacturers Assoc.

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 Works

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

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.

When to Pave a Gravel Road-website only

Making policy decisions for maintaining and updating gravel roads.  Includes a link to Economics of Upgrading an Aggregate Road. MN LTAP.

Water/Wastewater

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.

Winter Operations

Another Sleepless Night?

Guidelines to more productive "all-nighters" during winter operations. Primex.

Anti-Icing Chemical Guide-website only

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 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 workshop notebook, September 2004.

Calcium Chloride Package

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

Deicing, Anti-Icing, and Chemical Alternatives

Technologies to consider for certain snow or ice control situations. UNH T² Center.

Environmental Fact Sheet - Snow Disposal Guidelines

This quick info sheet explains recommended guidelines for snow disposal. NHDES.

Highway Salt and Our Environment-download only

Use of salt in deicing operations, including why we use highway salt; road, bridge, and vehicle corrosion; roadside vegetation; wildlife and fish; human health; and ways to safeguard the environment. Salt Institute.

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.

Pre-wetting and Anti-icing -- Techniques for Winter Road Maintenance-download only

Maintaining safe roads during winter storm conditions, specifically with the use of liquid chemicals. Wisconsin Transportation Bulletin.

Pros and Cons of Sand and Ice on Snowpack
Describes specific situations where friction will increase due to sand being applied to snow and ice. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Fall 2001.

Road Salt and Water Quality

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

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 & Ice Fact-sheet

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.

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.

The Snowfighter's Handbook

Snow and ice control, including training, equipment, planning, types of snow, calibration, salt application, spreading and plowing problems, and safety. Salt Institute.

Things to Know Before You Buy a New Plow

Reprinted from a previous edition of Road Business, this article points out recommended specifications for snow plows, considering New Hampshire's climate. UNH T² Center, Road Business, Spring 1996. 

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 Policies

Various winter operations policies describing general policies, maintenance techniques, and equipment for snow and ice management. We currently have policies from the NHDOT and the Town of Durham. Feel free to forward a copy of your municipality/organization to us.