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 After 10 years, this Guide became outdated in many areas, especially equipment, materials and weather information.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.

• Record URL:
  http://maintenance.transportation.org/Documents/Final%20Report%2020-07%20Task%20250.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Weather Solutions Group

  P.O. Box 7690
  Olympia, WA  United States  98507

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal 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