3. Citizen Group Submittal 6-24-15 Ken Skorseth bioKen Skorseth
Director
Local Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP) – South Dakota
If you want the dirt on all things gravel roads, look no further than Ken Skorseth.
Skorseth has spent over 40 years studying unpaved roads all throughout the
United States and as far away as New Zealand.
Skorseth’s experience includes work in the highwa y and heavy construction
industries, management of a county highway department, and for the last 22
years Ken as the Field Service Manager / Program Manager of the South Dakota
Local Transportation Assistance Program at South Dakota State University.
For over 20 years Skorseth has been educating engineers, managers, elected
officials and maintenance workers on subjects such as gravel road maintenance,
low volume road maintenance and management. Skorseth also served as the
lead author of the Federal Highways Administration Gravel Roads Manual.
In 2011, Skorseth’s contributions to the industry earned him an induction into the
South Dakota Department of Transportation Hall of Honor for his lifetime
contributions to local transportation in South Dakota and the nation.