Materials & Research

The Bureau of Materials and Research provides oversight of the Department’s materials testing/acceptance program, furnishes design bureaus with recommendations for geotechnical foundations and pavement rehabilitation treatments; administers the Department of Transportation’s research program; maintains the Qualified Products List and rock slope management program; collects subsurface and pavement condition data; and performs condition assessments on bridge decks and structural steel coatings.

The Bureau of Materials and Research includes four major sections:

• Geotechnical
• Materials Technology Section
• Pavement Management Section
• Research

Have a general question? Please call us at (603) 271-3151.

Have a specific question? Contact information for Bureau personnel can be found here.

Interested in working with us? Please contact Human Resources to learn about current job openings

Engineering and Technical Information

• Qualified Products
  • Qualified Product Information
• Qualified Suppliers 2023 Qualified Asphalt Binder Supplier List
  • Published June 2, 2023
  • Asphalt binder suppliers wishing to be added to the Qualified Binder Supplier List must meet the requirements of AASHTO R26.  The supplier's proposed Quality Control Plan may be submitted to Joseph R. Blair, P.E.
• Statewide Resurfacing
  • Paving Program
• Construction Forms
  • Contractor Vibration Report Form
  • Contractor Vibration Report Form
• Materials Quality Assurance
  • Quality Assurance Program
  • Municipal Quality Assurance Program