This manual is designed to provide background information and offer an approach for reviewing safety conditions on local roads and streets. It also should help local officials with setting priorities and planning for both immediate action and future improvements. There are no federal or state requirements for the improvement of roadway safety hazards. This manual is not intended to be a standard. The specific examples and suggestions are given only as examples.
Copyright 1996
File: SAFER_96.pdf
Good gravel road maintenance or rehabilitation depends on two basic principles: proper use of a motorgrader (or other grading device) and use of good surface gravel. The use of the grader to properly shape the road is obvious to almost everyone, but the quality, volume, and size distribution of gravel needed is not as well understood. It seems that most gravel maintenance or rehabilitation problems are blamed on the grader operator when the actual problem is often material related. This is particularly true when dealing with the problem of corrugation or “washboarding” as it is often called in the field. This problem is often perceived as being caused by the grader, but it is primarily caused by the material itself. This manual provides information on what makes a good gravel road surface.
Copyright 2000; revised 2015
File: Gravel-Roads-Construction-Maintenance-Guide.pdf
This manual is designed to help local officials evaluate drainage conditions along rural and urban roadways. It is part of the PASERWARE pavement management system. This manual can also be used to plan for road maintenance and improvements.
Copyright 2000
File: Drainage.pdf
Assessing street conditions is essential to good planning and efficient use of local street funds. The PASER pavement surface evaluation and rating procedure, described here and in other PASER Manuals, has proven effective in improving decision making and using street repair and improvement funds efficiently.
Copyright 2001, reprint 2013, 2015
File: BrickBlock-PASER_01_rep15.pdf
This manual is intended to assist local officials in understanding and rating the surface condition of gravel roads. It describes types and causes of distress and provides a simple system to visually rate the road segment’s condition. The rating procedure can be used as condition data for the Wisconsin DOT local road inventory and as part of a computerized pavement management system like PASERWARE.
Copyright 1989, 2002; reprint 2015
File: Gravel-PASER_02_rep15.pdf
This manual is intended to assist local officials in understanding and rating the surface condition of concrete pavements. It describes types and causes of distress and provides a simple system to visually rate pavement condition. The rating procedure can be used as condition data for the Wisconsin DOT local road inventory and as part of a computerized pavement management system like PASERWARE.
Copyright 1989, 2002; reprint 2009, 2015
File: Concrete-PASER_02_rep15.pdf
This manual is intended to assist local officials in understanding and rating the surface condition of asphalt pavement. It describes types of defects and provides a simple system to visually rate pavement condition. The rating procedure can be used as condition data for the Wisconsin DOT local road inventory and as part of a computerized pavement management system like PASERWARE.
The PASER system described here and in other T.I.C. publications is based in part on a roadway management system originally developed by Phil Scherer, transportation planner, Northwest Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.
Copyright 2002, revised 2013
File: Asphalt-PASER_02_rev13.pdf
Get water away from the road
Build on a firm foundation
Use the best materials
Compact all layers
Design for traffic loads and volumes
Design for maintenance
Pave only when ready
Build from the bottom up
Protect your investment
Keep good records
Copyright
File: Bltn_019_GoodRoad.pdf
The Wisconsin situation
Liability of governments and their employees
Specific areas of liability related to roadway management
Legal limits of liability
Carrying insurance
Managing risk
Accident managementCommunicate with law enforcement personnel
What to do if you are sued
Summary of Wisconsin municipal liability case law
Copyright
File: Bltn_018_Roadway_Mgmt.pdf
Geotextiles and their application
Geotextiles for separation
Copyright
File: Bltn_016_Geotextiles.pdf