SNOW CLEARANCE IN THE CITY OF LUCERNE

DIE SCHNEERAEUMUNG IN DER STADT LUZERN

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE HIGHWAY INSPECTORATE OF THE CITY OF LUCERNE ARE DESCRIBED WITH REFERENCE TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET NETWORK, THE SITUATION WITH REGARD TO PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT AND GRITTING REQUIREMENTS AND COSTS. METHODS OF OPERATION AND THE SETTING OF PRIORITIES AT TIMES OF HEAVY SNOWFALLS ARE ALSO COVERED. THE SNOW CLEARANCE AND ICE TREATMENT AND PARTICULARLY THE SNOW CLEARANCE TRANSPORT IS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY. IN THE LARGE SUBURBS IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION, THE "SNOW CARRIAGEWAY" IS GIVEN PRIORITY. IN THE OLD CITY IN THE NARROW LANES, THE SNOW IS REMOVED BY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VEHICLES AND WHERE POSSIBLE THE PAVEMENTS ARE WASHED DOWN WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSES. FOR ICE TREATMENT, DE-ICING FLUIDS ARE USED. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 304856.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bundesministerium fuer Bauen und Technik

  Stubenring 1
  Vienna,   Austria 
• Authors:
  • MATHIS, E
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 151-5
• Monograph Title: STAND DER BETREUUNGSMOEGLICHKEITEN VON VERKEHRSFLAECHEN IM WINTER (STRASSE - SCHIENE, STAEDTE - FLUGHAEFEN)
• Serial:
  • Strassenforschung
  • Issue Number: 41
  • Publisher: Ministry of Building and Technology, Austria

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Deicing; Snow removal; Snowplows; Thaw; Urban areas; Winter maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 2542: Snow clearance; 2572: Snow clearance equipment; 8110: Switzerland; 2589: Thaw; 313: Urban area; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Vehicles and Equipment; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01305614
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 10:27AM