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Clear Roads’ National Survey Compiles Tenth Year of Winter Maintenance Data
Clear Roads has just published its tenth Annual Survey of State Winter Maintenance Data, which compiles winter resources, material and cost data from 41 states for the 2023-2024 winter season.
Clear Roads Featured at TRB Annual Meeting
To help spread the word about Clear Roads and its work to support innovations in winter maintenance planning and operations across the country, Clear Roads advocates traveled to Washington D.C. earlier this month to present an informational poster to thousands of transportation professionals during the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
Check out the recent research from transportation organizations around the country.
New Clear Roads Research: Training Module Development for Evaluation of Storm Severity Index and Winter Severity Index Variables
Clear Roads project 18-03, Evaluation of SSI and WSI Variables, produced a step-by-step guide and flowchart tool to help agencies identify or develop severity index methods to fit their needs and available data sources.
As estimating the impact of weather on roadway maintenance resources is becoming an increasingly important issue for agencies across the country, a recently completed Clear Roads project, 21-04, produced additional training modules geared toward three key audiences: division directors, snow and ice managers, and supervisors.
New Clear Roads Meeting Materials Posted
Documents from Clear Roads’ fall 2024 meeting, including the agenda, budget and minutes, are now available on the Clear Roads Meetings page.
Vendors: Is Your Product Set to Expire on the QPL?
Many of the product listing on Clear Roads’ Qualified Products List show an expiration date of 12/31/24. Once expired, products will be dropped from the list and vendors will need to complete a new product submission form to be added again.
New Clear Roads Tools Featured in APWA Reporter
A new feature article in the October issue of APWA Reporter highlights three new Clear Roads tools designed to help make winter maintenance easier, faster and more cost-effective.
New Clear Roads Research: Update to CR 13-04 – Best Practices for Protecting DOT Equipment from the Corrosion Effect of Chemical Deicers
Maintenance equipment exposed to chloride deicers can quickly corrode, presenting a common challenge for transportation agencies across the country. In 2015, Clear Roads project 13-04 published a Manual of Best Practices to compile the various products agencies use as well as guidance for preventing corrosion on highway maintenance equipment.
Clear Roads Earns Shout-Out on New FHWA Audiocast
As one of two winners of the first-ever TPF Excellence Awards, Clear Roads featured prominently on the inaugural episode of the FHWA’s R&T Now: Interchanges audiocast as a prime example of state cooperation and collaboration.