GUIDELINES FOR CONTROLLING SNOWDRIFTING ON CANADIAN HIGHWAYS. FINAL REPORT

This report is intended to provide guidelines for highway maintenance crews to minimize the quantity of drifting snow approaching a highway using devices such as snowfences, landscaping or adjacent terrain modification. The background and field study tests used to prepare these guidelines are presented in "Research study of highway snowdrifting" (IRRD 807469). A seven step approach is presented to implement snow drifting preventative measures: 1) Determination of the type of problem, 2) Collection of meterological data, 3) Determination of critical surrounding terrain conditions, 4) Identification of the cause of the problem, 5) Development of solution details, 6) Installation methods, and 7) Monitoring of selected solution. (French title: Propositions pour le controle de l'enneigement des autoroutes Canadiennes). (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Canada

  Transportation Development Centre, 800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
  Montreal, Quebec  Canada  H3B 2X1
• Authors:
  • Baker, H A
  • Williams, C J
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 122 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: TP 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Prevention; Snow and ice control; Snow fences; Specifications
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00609286
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: TP 9937
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1991 12:00AM