Publications for Distribution

Limited quantities of printed copies of the following publications are distributed free of charge to local and state roads officials, public works officials, and their municipalities in New York State. Other agencies may be charged a small fee per copy to cover our printing and mailing costs. If a large quantity of publications is required, by any organization, please give at least a months advance notice. PDF versions of many of these publications are available and are linked  below. For more information on our publications, or to order copies, contact us at 607-255-8033, via email at clrp [at] cornell.edu, or download the Publication Request Form.

Current Publications for Distribution or Download:

Workshop Manuals

• Asphalt Paving Principles (pdf)
• CAMP-RS manual (pdf)
• Complete Streets: Planning Safer Communities for Bicyclists and Pedestrians (pdf)
• Dollars & $ense (pdf)
• Identifying and Reducing Legal Liabilities (pdf)
• Local Roads Done Right (pdf)
• Pavement Maintenance (pdf 3.5MB)
• Powers and Duties of Local Highway Officials (pdf)
• Roadway and Roadside Drainage (pdf)
• Running Your Highway Department (pdf)
• Snow and Ice Control 2014 (pdf)
• Snow and Ice Control Training Outline & Checklists (pdf)
• Solutions for Safer Roads and Streets (pdf)
• Stormwater Management (pdf)
• Surveying—Tapes, Tripods and Transits (pdf)
• Survey Methods for Local Highway Departments (pdf)
• Traffic Signs and Pavement Markings (pdf)
• Tools for Practical Communication (pdf)
• Work Zone Traffic Control for Local Roads (pdf)

 Guides and Field Handbooks

• Flaggers Handbook Pocket Guide (pdf)
• Work Zone Safety Pocket Guide (pdf)
• Traffic Sign Handbook for
  Local Roads, New York State Edition (pdf)
• Citizen's Guide to Local Highway Operations (pdf)

Miscellaneous Publications

• Video Catalog (pdf)
• Drainage Law and Drainage Situations and Problems in New York State (pdf) - New Added 7/8/2015
• Manual: Guidelines for Rural Town and County Roads (pdf)
• Highway Standards for Low-Volume Roads in New York State (pdf)
• Highway Maintenance Welding, Techniques & Applications (1995) (pdf)
• Model Town Ordinances for Road Preservation and Traffic Control (MS Word)

Publications by Other Agencies (Available for Download Only)

Gravel Roads: Maintenance and Design Manual
Produced by the South Dakota LTAP Center
2000 Version

RURAL ROADS ACTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (RRAMP) For the municipalities located in the Lake Champlain Watershed of New York
A Best Management Practices (BMP) publication of the Champlain Watershed Improvement Coalition of New York (CWICNY)