Update of the AASHTO Guide for Snow and Ice Control
In 1997 the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) initiated a project, NCHRP 2-7 (83) to develop an American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Guide for Snow and Ice Control. AASHTO published The Guide for Snow and Ice Control in 1998. After 10 years, this Guide became outdated in many areas, especially equipment, materials and weather information. This report provides updated chapters covering these three elements of snow and ice control. The first chapter, which is chapter four of the Guide, Equipment, describes the latest in equipment technologies. The second chapter, chapter five of the Guide, Materials, describes the availability of various chemicals and mixtures and background research into their use for the prevention of ice bonding to pavement (anti-icing) and ice melting and removal. Finally, the third chapter, chapter six of the Guide, Weather Information, describes the latest weather forecast and observation capabilities, and the advances in Road Weather Information System and Environmental Sensor Station development to assist in the provision of tailored support to highway maintenance snow and ice control personnel.
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Corporate Authors:
Weather Solutions Group
P.O. Box 7690
Olympia, WA United States 98507American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Boselly, S Edward
- Publication Date: 2008-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
- Pagination: 97p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Equipment; Guidelines; Materials; Road weather information systems; Snow and ice control; State departments of transportation; Winter maintenance
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01477166
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: Project 20-7, Task 250
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 1 2013 10:50AM