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Research Roundup – Winter Maintenance at the TRB Annual Meeting
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National Survey Compiles Five Years of Winter Maintenance Data
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MnDOT Shares Training Resources on Sustainable Salt Use
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- Equipment training, including training videos on spreader operation and fabrication instructions for salt chutes and air foils.
- Calibration of spreaders and liquid application equipment.
- Decision-making, including using maintenance decision support systems (MDSS) and selecting materials and methods.
- Material handling and storage.
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Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
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- Improve and Gain Efficiency in Winter Operations, Indiana DOT. Project description.
- Evaluation of Slurry Box, Underbody Scraper, and Two-Way Reversible Plow, Minnesota DOT. Project page.
- Weather-Responsive Management Strategies, Texas DOT. Project page.
- Reducing Uncertainties in Snow Fence Design: Development of Methods for Estimation of Snow Drifting and the Snow Relocation Coefficient, Iowa DOT. Project description.
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Guidelines for Using Photogrammetric Tools on Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Support the Rapid Monitoring of Avalanche-Prone Roadside Environments, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium. Project page.
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Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
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Update of the Class 8 Truck Study, Utah DOT, October 2019. Research report.
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Road Weather and Creative Safety Messaging on Dynamic Message Signs, Minnesota DOT, October 2019. Research report.
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Validation of the Mechanical Rocker Test Method for Ice Melting Capacity (MRT-IMC), Nebraska DOT, 2019. Research report.
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Brine Application Equipment and Methodology, Caltrans, January 2019. Research report.
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Call for Presentations: 2020 International Road Weather and Winter Maintenance Conference & Peer Exchange
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Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
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Synthesis of Safety Applications in Winter Weather Operations, Texas DOT, November 2019. Research report.
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Relationships Between Weather and Roadway Safety, Iowa DOT, September 2019. Research report.
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Modeling the Macroscopic Effects of Winter Maintenance Operations on Traffic Mobility on Washington Highways, Center for Advanced Multimodal Mobility Solutions and Education, September 2019. Research report.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Constructing Minimal Shelter to Store INDOT Equipment (Weather Protection), Indiana DOT, February 2019. Research report.
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Save the Date: 2020 Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Conference
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- TRB Annual Meeting (January 12-16, Washington, DC)
- APWA Snow Conference (April 19-22, Cleveland, Ohio)
- National Winter Maintenance Peer Exchange (week of September 21, Atlanta)
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Clear Roads Training Materials Featured in APWA Reporter
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- Video training on plowing intersections and interchanges
- Video training on using liquids for anti-icing and deicing
- Snowplow Operator and Supervisor Training: 22 customizable instructor-led training modules
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Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
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- NCHRP Research Report 889: Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, 2019. Research report.
- Snow and Ice Control Performance Measurement: Comparing “Grip,” Traffic Speed Distributions and Safety Outcomes During Winter Storms, Vermont Agency of Transportation, April 2019. Research report.
- Bio-Based Renewable Additives for Anti-Icing Applications (Phase II), Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates, January 2019. Research report.
- Evaluating Potential Effects of Deicing Salts on Roadside Carbon Sequestration, Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates, January 2019. Research report.