Gravel Roads: Maintenance and Design Manual

This manual was developed with a major emphasis on the maintenance of gravel roads, including some basic design elements. The purpose of the manual is to provide clear and helpful information for doing a better job of maintaining gravel roads. The manual is designed for the benefit of elected officials, mangers, and grader operators who are responsible for designing and maintaining gravel roads.

• Gravel Roads: Maintenance and Design Manual (pdf) (35.91 MB)
  Full Document
• Introduction (pdf) (439.96 KB)
  •Acknowledgement, Table of Contents, Definition of Terms, List of Acronyms, List of Figures, List of Tables, Forward, Introduction
• Section I: Routine Maintenance and Rehabilitation (pdf) (2.68 MB)
• Section II: Drainage (pdf) (9.63 MB)
• Section III: Surface Gravel (pdf) (7.68 MB)
• Section IV: Dust Control and Stabilization (pdf) (2 MB)
• Section V: Innovations (pdf) (4.99 MB)
• Summary and References (pdf) (20.46 KB)
• Appendix A: G rave lRo a d T h i c k n e s s D e s i g n M e t h o d s (pdf) (1.49 MB)
• Appendix B: Gradation and P.I. Determination (pdf) (33.21 KB)
• Appendix C: Quantity Calculations (pdf) (19.76 KB)
• Appendix D: When to Pave a Gravel*Road (pdf) (62.76 KB)
  by Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky at Lexington,KY
• Appendix E: Walk-around Grader Inspection (pdf) (6.83 MB)