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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Better Winter Maintenance Management: Key Highlights from the Sixth International Symposium on Snow Removal and Ice Control Technology Keep You Up-To-Date

Abstract:

This important winter maintenance symposium was held in Spokane, Washington. The TRB Committee on Winter Maintenance, along with the Washington State DOT, AASHTO and the FHWA sponsored the meeting, which highlighted the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS), FORETELL, environmental impacts of winter road maintenance, as well as heated concrete bridge deck and snow fence technologies.

Source(s):

Better Roads, October 2004 issue

Date: 2004

Author:

Stidger

Keywords:


Forecast/Prediction
Weather information
Winter maintenance
Snow
Ice/Frost
Anti-icing/deicing
Bridge
Snow fence
Environment

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