Maine Local Roads Center

The Maine Local Roads Center provides training, technical assistance, and information to those municipal people who are responsible for constructing, maintaining, and managing local roads and bridges in Maine. Administered by the Maine Department of Transportation, The Maine Local Roads Center is one of over 50 Technology Transfer Centers established by the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) of the Federal Highway Administration.

Please note: Some of the documents linked on this pager are in the Adobe PDF Format. If your web browser or screen reader cannot view this document, please contact the Maine Local Roads Center at 624-3263.

Events and Education

• Workshops
• Maine Chapter American Public Works Association – MCAPWA (information on Maine’s annual “Highway Congress” and all other public works matters in Maine)”
• Maine Roads Scholar Program
• "Road Ranger" Phil Curtis (PDF Flyer)

Products/Vendors

• MaineDOT Qualified Product List
• Product Vendors

Publications

• MLRC Newsletter
• Publications
• Video Library
• MaineDOT Research Reports
• Maine Municipal Association (MMA) articles on Roads and Public Works

Technical Subjects

• Basics of a Good Road
• Bridges
• Dig Safe
• Drainage and Erosion Control
• Environmental Garage Audits & the EPA
• Geotextiles
• Gravel Road Maintenance
• How a Pothole Forms
• Legal Issues
• Paving
• Railroad Crossings
• Road Management
  • Road System Management Software (RSMS11)
  • How to Develop a Legal Road Inventory - from MMA’s “Maine Townsman” (PDF)
• Sand/Salt Building Program
• Sensible Transportation Handbook
• Traffic Issues
• Winter Plowing/Sanding Issues
• Work Zone Safety/Flagging/other safety issues

Contact Information

For more information, please contact the MLRC Staff

This page last updated on 4/30/12