Here are a few papers dealing with road restoration/recolonization that may provide the information you seek.
1.Restoration of eroded soil in the Sonoran Desert with native leguminous trees using plant growth-promoting microorganisms and limited amounts of compost and water
Bashan, Yoav ; Salazar, Bernardo G. ; Moreno, Manuel ; Lopez, Blanca R. ; Linderman, Robert G.
Journal of Environmental Management, 2012, Vol.102, pp.26-36
2. Unpaved road verges as hotspots of fleshy-fruited shrub recruitment and establishment
Suárez-Esteban, Alberto ; Delibes, Miguel ; Fedriani, José M.
Biological Conservation, 2013, Vol.167, pp.50-56
3. Restoration methods for abandoned roads at lower elevations in Grand Teton national park, Wyoming
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15324989109381284#.VOI5D_nF98E
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This may be relevant in specific cases:
Belnap, J., Eldridge, D., 2001. Disturbance and recovery of biological soil crusts. In:
Belnap, J., Lange, O.L. (Eds.), Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and
Management. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 363–383.
For highly compacted soils in general, both of these highlight the importance of breaking up the compaction:
Infalt, S.B. & T.P. Young. 2008. Forest restoration of campsites at Kings Canyon National Park, California. Ecological Restoration 26:302-310.
Kinyua, D.M., L.E. McGeoch, N. Georgiadis & T.P. Young. Short-term and long-term effects of tilling, fertilization, and seeding on the restoration of a tropical rangeland. Restoration Ecology 18S1:226-233.
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