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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)(104 pp, 38 MB)
  Full Document
• Introduction (PDF)(12 pp, 451 K)
  •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)(32 pp, 3 MB)
• Section II: Drainage (PDF)(6 pp, 10 MB)
• Section III: Surface Gravel (PDF)(12 pp, 8 MB)
• Section IV: Dust Control and Stabilization (PDF)(6 pp, 2 MB)
• Section V: Innovations (PDF)(5 pp, 5 MB)
• Summary and References (PDF)(3 pp, 21 K)
• 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)(12 pp, 2 MB)
• Appendix B: Gradation and P.I. Determination (PDF)(2 pp, 34 K)
• Appendix C: Quantity Calculations (PDF)(2 pp, 20 K)
• Appendix D: When to Pave a Gravel*Road (PDF)(8 pp, 64 K)
  by Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky at Lexington,KY
• Appendix E: Walk-around Grader Inspection (PDF)(3 pp, 7 MB)