Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
Check out the recent research from transportation organizations around the country.
News & Events
New Clear Roads Research: Training Module Development for Evaluation of Storm Severity Index and Winter Severity Index Variables
Clear Roads project 18-03, Evaluation of SSI and WSI Variables, produced a step-by-step guide and flowchart tool to help agencies identify or develop severity index methods to fit their needs and available data sources.
As estimating the impact of weather on roadway maintenance resources is becoming an increasingly important issue for agencies across the country, a recently completed Clear Roads project, 21-04, produced additional training modules geared toward three key audiences: division directors, snow and ice managers, and supervisors.
New Clear Roads Meeting Materials Posted
Documents from Clear Roads’ fall 2024 meeting, including the agenda, budget and minutes, are now available on the Clear Roads Meetings page.
Vendors: Is Your Product Set to Expire on the QPL?
Many of the product listing on Clear Roads’ Qualified Products List show an expiration date of 12/31/24. Once expired, products will be dropped from the list and vendors will need to complete a new product submission form to be added again.
New Clear Roads Tools Featured in APWA Reporter
A new feature article in the October issue of APWA Reporter highlights three new Clear Roads tools designed to help make winter maintenance easier, faster and more cost-effective.
New Clear Roads Research: Update to CR 13-04 – Best Practices for Protecting DOT Equipment from the Corrosion Effect of Chemical Deicers
Maintenance equipment exposed to chloride deicers can quickly corrode, presenting a common challenge for transportation agencies across the country. In 2015, Clear Roads project 13-04 published a Manual of Best Practices to compile the various products agencies use as well as guidance for preventing corrosion on highway maintenance equipment.
Clear Roads Earns Shout-Out on New FHWA Audiocast
As one of two winners of the first-ever TPF Excellence Awards, Clear Roads featured prominently on the inaugural episode of the FHWA’s R&T Now: Interchanges audiocast as a prime example of state cooperation and collaboration.
Clear Roads Featured at National Briefing
Last month, AASHTO’s Winter Weather Management Technical Services Program, Maintenance Committee and Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group jointly held its 5th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather to showcase the activities of the various organizations dedicated to winter and year-round transportation maintenance.
New Clear Roads RFPs: Proposals due Oct. 4
Clear Roads is currently soliciting investigator proposals for three new research projects.
Clear Roads Selects 2024 Research Projects
At its 2024 spring meeting, the Clear Roads Technical Advisory Committee reviewed new research proposals and selected projects to fund. This year, the committee selected three research projects and four synthesis projects.