Best Practice for Seal Coating & Pavement Markings with Rumble/Mumble Strips

The research team will evaluate how chip seals influence rumble strip effectiveness. Complementary approaches will combine technical review, practitioner input, standardized testing, and in-service monitoring; and will provide both rigorous data and practical insights, ensuring that the resulting recommendations are scientifically grounded and applicable to Minnesota’s roadway network.

• Record URL:
  • https://researchprojects.dot.state.mn.us/projectpages/details?id=31968&type=CONTRACT

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $169,479.00
• Contract Numbers:

  1058102 WO#2

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Local Road Research Board

  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St. Paul, Minnesota  United States  55155-1899
• Managing Organizations:

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Office of Research & Innovation
  395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330
  St. Paul, MN  United States  55155-1899
• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan Technological University, Houghton

  1400 Townsend Drive
  Houghton, MI  United States  49931
• Principal Investigators:

  You, Zhanping

• Start Date: 20260701
• Expected Completion Date: 20280630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Chip seals; Road markings; Rumble strips; Seal coats
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01995048
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 1058102 WO#2
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 8 2026 5:15PM