NDLTAP
Gravel/Motor Grader

Roadway design, gravel quality and motor grader operation are key factors for maintaining gravel roadways. This section is a one-stop shop for gravel roadway information, providing gravel roadway training and technology ranging from resource publications to hands-on motor grader field training.

• Gravel Surfacing Spec (PDF, 102K)
• Meeting the Mark on Gravel Quality
  • Meeting the Mark on Gravel Quality (video)
  • Virtual Training Powerpoint Presentation (PDF, 9808K)
  • One Page Guides and References for 2020 LTAP Classes (PDF, 4350K)
  • Exploration, Development, and Reclamation of Aggregate Resources (PDF, 38.1 MB)
• Gravel Surfacing and Calcium Chloride Stabilization Project ROM-0300(142)
  • Webinar - Part 1
  • Webinar - Part 2
  • Webinar Powerpoint Presentation (PDF, 3006K)
  • NDDOT Request for Proposal (PDF, 2805K)
  • NDDOT Scope of Work (PDF, 11.8 MB)
• 2021 Motor-Grader Operator Training (PDF, 1088K)
• 2020 Motor-Grader Operator Training Introduction (video)
• FHWA Gravel Road Safety (MP4, 334 MB)
• Aggregate Roads Dust Control (PDF, 849K)
• Dust Suppressant (PDF, 1363K)
• Quality Gravel's Secret Ingredient is Clay (video)
• 2015 Gravel Roads Manual (Current Version) (PDF, 18278K)
• 2000 Gravel Roads Manual (Outdated version, includes gravel road design info) (PDF, 28.3 MB)
• Montana 2000 Gravel Manual (PDF, 4786K)
• Motor-Grader Maintenance Presentation (PDF, 3549K)
• Slope Meter (PDF, 1898K)
• Gravel Road Presentations - NDLTAP Staff
  • Sargent County Township Meeting
  • ASHE - Central Dakota Section
• Gravel Road Maintenance: Meeting the Challenge (video) (AMK Production Services)
• Answers to Common Questions About Gravel Roads (video) (Local Road Research Board)
• A Day in the Life of a Blade Operator (PDF, 108K)
• Gravel Reclaimer (PDF, 844K)
• Grader Mount Sod Mulcher (PDF, 764K)
• Gravel Roads Maintenance Recorded Video Conference Session - Ken Skorseth, SDLTAP
  • Course Description (PDF, 564K)
• Local Road Surface Selection Tool
• 12H Grader Pulling Ditch (video)
• Smoothing and Reshaping the Traveled Way (video)
• Unpaved Road Chemical Treatment Selection Tool
• Guidelines for the Selection, Specification and Application of Chemical Dust Control and Stabilization Treatments on Unpaved Roads (PDF, 28.3 MB)
• Unpaved Road Dust Management: A Successful Practitioner's Handbook (PDF, 5897K)
• OXY Study – Calcium Chloride vs Magnesium Chloride (PDF, 251K)
• Improving Gravel Roads: Understanding Design Criteria, TLN Recorded Webinar - Steve Monlux
  • Course Description (PDF, 341K)
• Gravel Spread Chart (PDF, 911K)

With more than 50% of North Dakota's 106,000 mile roadway network relying on gravel surfacing it is imperative that gravel roadway technologies be shared and that technology advancements be an integral part of the state's asset management plan.