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Title:

A New Paradigm for Winter Maintenance Decisions

Abstract:

Focus on the critical factor in winter maintenance decisions, pavement temperature, and discussion of how accurate data presentation can alter the decision-making process. Also results of phone interviews with vehicle operators to ascertain their evaluations of equipment performance and reaction to advanced technologies.

Source(s):

1998 Transportation Conference; University of Iowa, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)

Date: 1997

Author:

Smith

Keywords:


Anti-icing/deicing
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Pavement temperature

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