IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE FOR USE OF LIQUID CALCIUM CHLORIDE TO IMPROVE DEICING AND SNOW REMOVAL OPERATIONS

THIS IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE PRESENTS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE METHODS DEVELOPED BY THE IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION FOR ACCELERATING THE DEICING OF ROADWAYS BY USING SLAT PREWETTED WITH LIQUID CALCIUM CHLORIDE. SOLUTIONS ARE SOUGHT TO THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1) HOW TO REDUCE THE OVER $1 MILLION ANNUAL COST OF SALT USED ON IOWA HIGHWAYS; 2) HOW TO OBTAIN EFFECTIVE MELTING ACTION AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES F.; 3) HOW TO REDUCE THE ROADSIDE POLLUTION POTENTIAL DUE TO SALT; AND 4) HOW TO REDUCE OVERTIME LABOR COSTS ON WINTER MAINTENANCE WORK. /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No 73-2
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bazarth, F M
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calcium chloride; Cold weather; Costs; Deicing; Highway maintenance; Hours of labor; Melting; Operations; Pollution; Salts; Snow and ice control; Snow removal; Temperature; Wetting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost data; Overtime
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218091
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM