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The links below are provided to help visitors to this site find any additional information they need that is outside the scope of the LRRB's activities. The links are grouped into local (Minnesota) and national categories.

Local Transportation Resources:

LRRB Partner Sites Search
Use this form to search the LRRB's partner Web sites. Current partners include: the Minnesota Department of Transportation Library, Center for Transportation Studies, Mn/Road, Minnesota County Engineers Association, and State Aid for Local Transportation.

Minnesota Department of Transportation Library
The Mn/DOT Library is a great resource for electronic databases, standards and specifications, and access to the National Transportation Library database.

Center for Transportation Studies Library

The Center for Transportation Studies publishes reports, training materials, and newsletters. CTS can also help you find books, periodicals, and other publications related to transportation in many Minnesota libraries.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MNSCU)

Faculty and staff at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have opportunities to conduct research on issues related to transportation under contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT). Through this web site faculty and staff can obtain information about specific Mn/DOT projects and transportation research generally.

Mn/Road

The Minnesota Road Research Project (Mn/ROAD) is the world's largest and most comprehensive outdoor pavement laboratory.

TERRA

The Transportation Engineering and Road Research Alliance is a research governance structure formed in 2004 to foster a comprehensive road research program. TERRA brings together government, industry, and academia in a dynamic partnership to advance innovations in road engineering and construction. TERRA's partnering efforts reach beyond Minnesota to include transportation organizations in other states and in Europe.

Minnesota Department of Transportation

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) home page. Consider it your gateway to all things transportation-related in Minnesota.

Maintenance Research

The research program's purpose is to promote innovations in Mn/DOT operations and maintenance by stimulating and conducting research in the areas of winter maintenance, road and bridge maintenance, building maintenance, operations management, roadside maintenance, general maintenance, work zone safety and technology transfer.

Minnesota T2 / LTAP

Minnesota’s technology transfer program. The T2 / LTAP Program promotes the exchange of transportation information and innovations to improve Minnesota's local roads, bridges, and transportation technologies.

Minnesota County Engineers Association
Provides basic information on this state chapter of the County Engineers Association.

Association of Minnesota Counties
The Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) is a voluntary state-wide organization which helps to provide effective county governance for the people of Minnesota.

League of Minnesota Cities
Offers various resources for Minnesota city leaders.

State Aid for Local Transportation
SALT forms, applications and instructions are all available here, as well as contact information and the latest SALT news.

Office of Traffic, Security & Operations
Functions within the field of ‘traffic engineering’ include: intelligent transportation systems (ITS Guidestar), traffic safety, speed limits, research, traffic control in work zones and the use of various traffic control devices. This office develops and implements programs, policies, and standards for the various traffic engineering agencies/organizations performing traffic related functions statewide.

National Transportation Resources:

FHWA Hydraulics Engineering
The new FHWA hydraulics engineering web site brings together information on a range of hydraulics topics. One stop is all you need to find material on scour technology, bridge hydraulics, highway drainage, and much more. The site also includes software, publications, training options, related links, and staff contacts.

Rural Transportation System
Through this new web site, the two national associations, The National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), are also dedicated to sharing best practices, providing forums for peer learning, highlighting local initiatives, and identifying useful and informative resources related to rural transportation.

Local Technical Assistance Program
The Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) serves as the technology transfer effort of the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Technology Applications.

National Association of County Engineers (NACE)
Publications, conferences and relevant legislative updates.

American Public Works Association

The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), an international individual member educational and scientific association, is one of the largest and fastest-growing multimodal professional transportation organizations in the world.

Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)

OSHA's mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. The site includes a library, newsroom and information for employers and workers.


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