Winter Maintenance News Roundup
Check out the recent news on winter maintenance from around the country.
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Winter Maintenance at the 2026 TRB Meeting
Clear Roads has prepared a listing of technical sessions and posters related to winter maintenance that were presented at the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The list includes links to more than two dozen papers and posters on a wide range of winter maintenance topics, including materials, equipment, technology, and performance management.
New Clear Roads Research: Quantifying the Value of Winter Operations
This Clear Roads project developed a tool that states can use to quantify the economic value of their snow-and-ice programs.
New Clear Roads Research: Comparing Salt Brine and Granular Salt for Safety and Performance
In this Clear Roads project, researchers developed metrics for comparing the two different forms of salt and conducted a variety of tests to measure their performance.
New episodes of the Talkin’ Winter Ops podcast
Check out the most recent episode of the Talkin’ Winter Ops podcast!
Winter Maintenance News Roundup
Check out the recent news on winter maintenance from around the country!
Budgets and Timelines Added to Clear Roads RFPs
Estimated budgets and timelines for the seven new Clear Roads research projects have just been published.
New Clear Roads Research: Incorporating Pavement Friction Data into Operational Decisions
Real-time information about a pavement’s surface can help transportation agencies ensure roads have adequate traction and salt is applied only where it’s needed. This Clear Roads project evaluated roadway grip data as a viable source for informing winter maintenance operations, and developed models that use the data to identify the need for salt applications.
New Clear Roads RFPs: Proposals due Dec. 16
Clear Roads is currently soliciting investigator proposals for seven new research projects. For all projects, the deadline to submit proposals is Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
New Clear Roads Meeting Materials Posted
Clear Roads held its fall business meeting last month in Bloomington, Minnesota from September 16-18.