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Title:

Local Roads Maintenance Workers' Manual

Abstract:

This manual describes best road maintenance practices for Iowa's local roads and streets with chapters on public relations, bridge maintenance, and snow and ice control. The chapter on snow and ice control includes information on snow fences, maintenance vehicles, road treatment strategies, treatment chemicals, pavement friction, and forecasting.

Source(s):

Center for Transportation Research and Education, Iowa State University

https://intrans.iastate.edu/app/uploads/2018/12/local_rds_maint_work_manual.pdf

Date: 2006

Author:

Smith

Keywords:


Snow
Ice/Frost
Anti-icing/deicing
Anti-icing/deicing chemicals
Forecast/Prediction
Maintenance vehicle
Pavement friction

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