Feature Articles - Clear Roads

Clear Roads research has been featured in publications like Roads & Bridges, APWA Reporter, Better Roads and TR News.

Tools to Make Better Winter Maintenance Decisions (637.44 KB)

APWA Reporter, October 2024
Article features Clear Roads project 20-05, "Using GIS to Highlight Highway Segments Sensitive to Deicing Materials"; project 21-03, "Efficacy, Cost, and Impacts of Non-Chloride Deicers"; and project 21-06, "Calculating Plow Cycle Times from AVL Data."

Taking the Guesswork Out of Deicer Selection (729.82 KB)

APWA Reporter, October 2023
Article features the Clear Roads Qualified Products List.

New Winter Maintenance Tools Emphasize Efficiency (501.94 KB)

APWA Reporter, October 2022
Article features Clear Roads project 19-03, "Measuring the Efficiencies of Tow Plows and Wing Plows"; project 19-04, "Technical Requirements and Considerations for Automated Snowplow Route Optimization"; and project 21-04, "Training Module Development for Evaluation of Storm Severity Index and Winter Severity Index Variables."

Free CDL Training for Equipment Operators (1.39 MB)

APWA Reporter, August 2022
Article features Clear Roads project 20-01, "Entry-Level Driver Training (CDL) for Maintenance Equipment Operators"

Steering Clear of Crashes (427.15 KB)

APWA Reporter, October 2021
Article features Clear Roads project 18-01, "Defensive Driving for Snowplow Operators"

Training: Don't Start the Season Without It (373.47 KB)

APWA Reporter, October 2019
Article features Clear Roads project 14-03, "Training Video and Manual for Clearing Different Interchange Configurations"; project 16-06, "Training Video for the Implementation of Liquid-Only Plow Routes"; and project 12-04, "Snowplow Operator and Supervisor Training."

Clear Conditions (515.17 KB)

Roads & Bridges, February 2018
Article features Clear Roads project 12-04, "Snowplow Operator and Supervisor Training"

Twenty Ways to Save on Salt (191.57 KB)

APWA Reporter, October 2016
Article features Clear Roads project 14-10, "Roadway Salt Best Management Practices"

Building a Better Database (394.49 KB)

Roads & Bridges (Winter Maintenance supplement), September 2016
Article features the Clear Roads Annual Survey of State Winter Maintenance Data and the results from the first year of the survey

Sustainable Snow Control (472.44 KB)

Roads & Bridges (Winter Maintenance supplement), September 2015
Article features Clear Roads project 13-01, "Snow and Ice Control Environmental Best Management Practices Manual"

Snow States Pool Funds to Solve Winter Maintenance Challenges (458.24 KB)

TR News, January–February 2014
This article describes the Clear Roads program as a whole, highlighting the impacts of completed research. The article also details projects 08-02, 05-02, and the National Winter Safety Campaign.

Phasing Up: Upgrade to Toolkit Elevates the Snow-Clearing Game (3.91 MB)

Roads & Bridges (Winter Maintenance supplement), September 2013
Article features Clear Roads project 11-01, “Cost-Benefit Analysis Toolkit (Phase II)”

Article on Severity Mapping project in Sept. 2013 Roads & Bridges

The Severity of It: Group Establishes Framework to Work with Tight Budgets (2.31 MB)

Roads & Bridges (Winter Maintenance supplement), September 2013
Article features Clear Roads project 10-02, “Mapping Weather Severity Zones”

Liquid-Only Diet article, Sept. 2011 Roads & Bridges magazine

Liquid-Only Diet: Agencies Tackle Selected Storms Without Salt (1.81 MB)

Roads & Bridges, September 2011
Article features Clear Roads project 09-02, “Identifying the Parameters for Effective Implementation of Liquid-Only Plow Routes”

Swiss Army Fighting article in Roads & Bridges

Swiss Army Fighting: Concept Plow Blade Carries Multiple Options (1.27 MB)

Roads & Bridges, September 2011
Article features the Clear Roads–Iowa DOT project “Multiple-Blade Plow Prototypes”

There's a Toolkit for That (2.50 MB)

Better Roads, “Highway Contractor” section, June 2011
Article features Clear Roads project 08-02, “Cost-Benefit Analysis Toolkit”

Ready, Steady, Spread article in Roads & Bridges

Ready, Steady, Spread: Research Verifies Benefits of Properly Calibrated Ground-Speed Controllers (459.40 KB)

Roads & Bridges, September 2009
Article features Clear Roads project 05-02, “Calibration Accuracy of Manual and Ground-Speed-Control Spreaders”

On the [Clear] Road Again - Better Roads article

On the [Clear] Road Again (2.84 MB)

Better Roads, July 2009
Article features Clear Roads project 05-02, “Calibration Accuracy of Manual and Ground-Speed-Control Spreaders”

Seeing Clearly Through Snowplow Windshields - Better Roads article

Seeing Clearly Through Snowplow Windshields (1.84 MB)

Better Roads, October 2006
Article features Clear Roads project 05-01, “Synthesis of Best Practices for Eliminating Fogging and Icing on Winter Maintenance Vehicles”