WINTER MAINTENANCE IS OFTEN WAITING GAME

One of the largest and most avoidable costs of winter maintenance involves crews sitting around, waiting for a storm and the need to hit the road with plows. Road weather information systems help pinpoint when crews are more precisely needed, and other computerization can also help improve productivity and cut winter maintenance costs. In simulations in Ottawa, Canada, operators plowed software-optimized routes from 60 to 90 percent faster.

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• Authors:
  • Miner, M
• Publication Date: 1997-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-30
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Simulation; Snow removal; Snowplows; Software; Weather forecasting; Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00738449
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 7 1997 12:00AM