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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C - List of Interviewees ." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Converting Paved Roads to Unpaved. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21935.
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65 APPENDIX C List of Interviewees Alabama: Franklin County David Palmer County Engineer fcpalmer@hiwaay.net 256-332-8434 California: County of Napa Department of Public Works Steve Stangland Public Works Superintendent Steve.stangland@countyofnapa.org 707-944-0196 Iowa: Washington County Jacob Thorius County Engineer engineer@co.washington.ia.us 319-653-7731 Iowa: Linn County Steve Gannon County Engineer Steve.gannon@linncounty.org 319-892-6400 Kansas: Stafford County Road Department Phil Nusser Road Supervisor coshop@gbta.net 620-549-3597 Michigan: Montcalm County Road Commission Mark Christensen Superintendent/Manager mark@montcalmroads.com 989-831-5285 Montana: Lake County Roads Department Jay Garrick Road Department Superintendent jgarrick@lakemt.gov Nebraska: Arthur County Kent Anderson County Highway Superintendent Andersonkh54@gmail.com 308-289-3125 North Dakota: Ramsey County Road Department Kevin Fieldsend Highway Superintendent hwydept@gondtc.com 701-662-7015 Ohio: Coshocton County Fred Wachtel County Engineer Fredwachtel@coshoctoncounty.net 740-622-2135 Oklahoma: Sequoyah County Steve Carter County Commissioner District2stevecarter@hotmail.com 918-773-5281 Oregon: USDA Forest Service, Suislaw National Forest Joe Acosta Zone Engineer jmacosta@fs.fed.us 541-563-8405 South Dakota: Brown County Highway Department Dirk Rogers Highway Superintendent Dirk.Rogers@browncounty.sd.gov 605-626-7118 South Dakota: Day County Highway Department Highway Superintendent Texas: TxDOT Chris Caron District Engineer chris.caron@txdot.gov 361-808-2300 Texas: TxDOT Tomas Trevino Maintenance Engineer Tomas.trevino@txdot.gov 361-808-2224 Utah: Tooele County Road Department Director Vermont: City of Montpelier Tom McArdle Director of Public Works tmcardle@montpelier-vt.org 802-223-9508 Ontario, Canada: Town of Bracebridge Public Works Walt Schmid Director of Public Works wschmid@bracebridge.ca 705-645-5264

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 485: Converting Paved Roads to Unpaved explores how common and under what conditions paved roads are converted to unpaved.

NCHRP Synthesis 485 found that the practice of converting paved roads to unpaved is relatively widespread; recent road conversion projects were identified in 27 states. These are primarily rural, low-volume roads that were paved when asphalt and construction prices were low. Those asphalt roads have now aged well beyond their design service life, are rapidly deteriorating, and are both difficult and expensive to maintain. Instead, many local road agencies are converting these deteriorated paved roads to unpaved as a more sustainable solution.

According to the report, local road agencies have experienced positive outcomes by converting roads. Many local road agencies reported cost savings after converting, compared with the costs of continuing maintenance of the deteriorating paved road, or repaving. One key to successful conversion is early involvement of the public in the planning process. Other techniques that can be used to improve the overall results of a project include treating or stabilizing granular surfaces to control dust, limiting the rate of aggregate loss, and reducing motor grader/blade maintenance frequency. Stabilization procedures can also improve safety, increase public acceptance, and reduce life-cycle costs and environmental impacts after a conversion has taken place.

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