Placing concrete streets, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters just got a lot easier for cities and counties—and the inspectors, engineers, and contractors who work on them in Minnesota. Locals no longer have to adapt to the rigorous Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) specifications for trunk highways.

The Minnesota Concrete Flatwork Specifications for Local Government Agencies tech memo was issued by the MnDOT Office of State Aid in 2012. These specifications guide all State-Aid-funded local concrete projects and should reduce the confusion and misunderstanding that arose when engineers and contractors used different interpretations of the highway specifications.