Abstract
Boone County has over 330 miles of gravel roads in its network and a long list of public requests for conversion to hard surface. This session presents a systematic process developed to score roads based on criteria such as traffic volumes, connectivity, road classification, public support, right-of-way dedications, and private owner financial participation to improve public acceptance and department transparency. Challenges, benefits, and lessons learned from creating a new process will be discussed.
Session Number
25
Session Title
Implementation of a Gravel Road Conversion Program
Track Title
Maintenance & Operations
Location
STEW214CD
Date of Version
March 2019
Recommended Citation
Parks, Craig and Parr, Nick, "Implementing a Gravel Road Conversion Process" (2019). Purdue Road School. 23.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/roadschool/2019/presentations/23
Start Date
3-5-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
3-5-2019 11:50 AM
Implementing a Gravel Road Conversion Process
STEW214CD
Boone County has over 330 miles of gravel roads in its network and a long list of public requests for conversion to hard surface. This session presents a systematic process developed to score roads based on criteria such as traffic volumes, connectivity, road classification, public support, right-of-way dedications, and private owner financial participation to improve public acceptance and department transparency. Challenges, benefits, and lessons learned from creating a new process will be discussed.
