SNOW FREE TOLL PLAZA

A TOLL PLAZA AREA ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IS EQUIPPED WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL AUTOMATIC SNOW REMOVAL SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM COVERS A PANEL AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 7000 SQ. FT. THE GRID AND SERPENTINE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 1-IN. AND 3/4-IN. WROUGHT IRON PIPE SPACED ON 12-IN. CENTERS. THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO MELT 1-IN. OF SNOW PER HOUR WITH THE AIR AT 25 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WIND VELOCITY OF 15 MPH, SNOW DENSITY OF 6 LB. PER CU. FT. THE SYSTEM IS IMBEDDED IN A 9-IN. PAVEMENT SLAB AND IS DIRECTLY FIRED IN THE BOILER HOUSE BY CIRCULATION OF A MIXTURE OF 42 PERCENT GLYCOL SOLUTION AND WATER AT AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 131.5 DEGREES F.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • P 47, 1 PhoT
• Publication Date: 1966-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Rural and Urban Roads

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchoring; Automatic control; Glycols; Iron; Pavements; Pipe; Snow removal; Toll plazas; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wrought iron
• Old TRIS Terms: Embedments (Concrete)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218173
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 45-46
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 1994 12:00AM