Road Salt Impact Assessment

The overall goal of this project is to inform public policy in Maine regarding winter road maintenance. The project will consider state and municipal funding, levels of service, environmental impacts associated with the use of road salt and other anti-icing agents, the impact of anti-icing agents on wells used for drinking water along roads maintained by Maine Department of Transportation, safety to drivers and how changes in weather may impact anti-icing activities.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $110000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Maine Department of Transportation

  16 Statehouse Station
  Augusta, ME  United States  04333
• Project Managers:

  Peabody, Dale

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Maine, Orono

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
  5717 Corbett Hall
  Orono, ME  United States  04469-5711
• Start Date: 20200228
• Expected Completion Date: 20220201
• Actual Completion Date: 20220201

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deicing chemicals; Environmental impacts; Financing; Highway safety; Impacts; Level of service; Water wells; Weather and climate; Winter maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Maine
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01730595
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Maine Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 2020 1:25PM