In the cold light of day

The winter of 2005-2006 was colder than average in the UK, particularly in the south of England. Consequently, many highways authorities had already overspent their winter service budgets by March, despite early predictions of a severe winter from the Met Office. The winter warning made four predictions: mean temperatures across Europe would be lower than the 10-year average, the UK would be colder than average, particularly in southern parts, and the winter would be dryer than average. Details are given of the winter maintenance overspend by Lincolnshire, Kent, West Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Cornwall and Wiltshire county councils in relation to salt use, snow, hoar frost, and route-based forecasting for targeting salt treatments.

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• Authors:
  • SILKE, E
• Publication Date: 2006-5-25

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14-6
• Serial:
  • SURVEYOR
  • Volume: 194
  • Issue Number: 5879
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0039-6303

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Deicing; Local government agencies; Snow; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cold
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 9116: Cold; 224: Cost; 2598: Deicing; 192: Local authority; 2552: Snow; 8119: United Kingdom; 2545: Weather; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation; I10: Economics and Administration; I62: Winter Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01034108
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 6 2006 2:20PM