TOLEDO'S STAGED SNOW PLAN MAXIMIZES MEN, EQUIPMENT

The article describes Toledo's snow plan in which advance planning of truck routes and labor and equipment allocation provides efficient snow removal. The program follows a 5-stage plan in which major streets receive the first service on a 4-level traffic priority basis. Thirty-two trucks are available on callout, and are assigned to designated routes on a priority determined by traffic volumes. Four additional trucks are used to remove snow and ice from approximately 192 bridge decks city-wide. The details of the 5-stage plan are briefly described. In the fourth stage which covers snowfalls of above 5 inches, or excessive drifting, contractual equipment is used. A private weather service provides up to date data supplied directly to the duty supervisor.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Hoover, T R
• Publication Date: 1990-6-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-44
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contractors; Planning; Snow removal
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496405
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM