SNOW REMOVAL STRATEGIES BY THE CITY OF SAPPORO TO SECURE WINTER ROAD SPACE

Snow removal is of great interest and a top request to the citizens of Sapporo, Japan because annual snowfall in the city measures about 5m. Requests for greater mobility in the winter have increased. This paper presents the strategies implemented by the City of Sapporo to address these requests.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Osari, H
  • Mogi, H
  • Kawabata, S
• Conference:
  • New Challenges for Winter Road Service. XIth International Winter Road Congress
  • Location: Sapporo, Japan
  • Date: 2002-1-28 to 2002-1-31
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Black ice; Deicing; Deicing chemicals; Expressways; Icy roads; Road weather information systems; Snow and ice control; Snow removal; Weather forecasting; Winter maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00921216
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 2002 12:00AM