brings together transportation professionals and researchers from around the country to drive innovation in the field of winter maintenance. By evaluating materials, equipment and methods in real-world conditions, the program identifies the most effective techniques and technologies to improve safety, increase efficiency and save agencies money.
News & Events
New episodes of the Talkin’ Winter Ops podcast
Check out the most recent episode of the Talkin’ Winter Ops podcast!
New Clear Roads Research: Leveraging the Deicing Benefits of Solar Radiation
To help winter maintenance managers understand how sunlight affects melt rates, prioritize vegetation management, and communicate the benefits of roadside vegetation management to the public, this Clear Roads project produced a vegetation management guide.
Winter Maintenance News Roundup
Check out the recent news on winter maintenance from around the country.
Winter Maintenance at the 2026 TRB Meeting
Clear Roads has prepared a listing of technical sessions and posters related to winter maintenance that were presented at the 2026 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The list includes links to more than two dozen papers and posters on a wide range of winter maintenance topics, including materials, equipment, technology, and performance management.