ON THE MOTORWAY IN THE SNOW /IN ITALIAN/

METHODS USED IN ITALY FOR PROVIDING EARLY WARNING OF SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS ON MOTORWAYS ARE DESCRIBED. UP TO THE MINUTE WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE MOTORIST AT STATIONS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE NETWORK. THESE STATIONS, IN ADDITION TO MAKING USE OF NORMAL WEATHER BROADCASTS AND SPECIAL BROADCASTS DIRECTED AT THE MOTORWAY (FROM NEARBY AIRPORTS FOR EXAMPLE), ALSO HAVE THEIR OWN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FROM WHICH INFORMATION IS COLLECED EVERY TWO HOURS. ON CRITICAL MOTORWAY SECTIONS, THERMOMETERS INSTALLED ON VIADUCTS ARE REGULARLY CHECKED BY THE ROAD POLICE. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT MEASURES SUCH AS THESE MIGHT ADVANTAGEOUSLY BE APPLIED IN FRANCE, WHERE IN DECEMBER 1970, A LONG STRETCH OF THE A-7 LYONS-MARSEILLE MOTORWAY WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY SNOW AND SNOWBOUND TRAFFIC FOR TWO DAYS. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Societa Autostrade

  Via Antonio Nibby 10
  00161 Rome,   Italy 
• Authors:
  • Meucci, P
• Publication Date: 1971-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 4-11
• Serial:
  • AUTOSTRADE
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Communication systems; Ice; Operations; Snow; Traffic; Warning systems; Weather forecasting
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218377
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 29 1973 12:00AM