Sicop Talks Winter Ops

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the American Public Works Association (APWA) Snow and Ice Committee.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at this link:https://youtu.be/gMCRJ3PMykYFor more information contact:Matthew Morreim at mmorreim@ci.shorewood.mn.usSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks for listening in and stay safe out there!

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Professional Snowfighters Association.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.View the video at this link:https://youtu.be/QTvb9WKyhtQFor more information contact:Wilf Nixon at wilf@psassoc.orgKathrine Nixon at kathrine@psassoc.orgVisit the Professional Snowfighters Association website at this link:https://professionalsnowfightersassociation.orgSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin&

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the American Meteorological Society's ITS and Surface Transportation CommitteeThis briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.View the video at this link:https://youtu.be/vMZG45uFHosFor more information contact:Amanda Anderson at aander@ucar.eduFHWA Road Weather Management Resources website mentioned can be found at this link:  https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/resources/publications.htmSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by c

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the PIARC Winter Service Technical CommitteeThis briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at this link:https://youtu.be/De8zNEfaFHoFor more information contact: Peter Nutz peter.nutz@wien.gv.atVisit the Winter Service website:https://www.piarc.org/en/PIARC-knowledge-base-Roads-and-Road-Transportation/Road-Safety-Sustainability/Winter-ServiceSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talki

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Transportation Research Board Road Weather Committee AKR50.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at this link https://youtu.be/csfDKR6oN7QFor more information contact:Paul Pisano paul@allealle.comTo become a friend of the Road Weather Committee follow this link:https://sites.google.com/view/trbcommitteeakr50/membershipSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Win

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Transportation Research Board Winter Maintenance Committee.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at this link  https://youtu.be/8WP7n5MzBv0For more information Contact:Chair Anna Arvidsson at anna.arvidsson@vti.seBecome a friend of the Winter Maintenance Committee AKR40 by following this link to create a MyTRB account and register as a friend:https://www.nationalacademies.org/trb/get-involvedSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Maintenance Decision Support System Pooled Fund Study.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at this link:https://youtu.be/x1ZTNzOm41EFor more information contact:Dave Huft Dave.Huft@state.sd.usShawn Truelson shawn.truelson@dtn.comVisit the MDSS website at https://mdss.dtn.comSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Clear Roads Pooled Fund Study.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at https://youtu.be/Aqa0KU0dguMFor more information Contact :Craig Bargfrede craig.bargfrede@iowadot.usGreg Waidley greg.waidley@ctcandassociates.comVisit the Clear Roads website at https://clearroads.org/Sign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks fo

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Aurora Pooled Fund Study.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at https://youtu.be/iJo_v1GmRXMFor more information Contact :Tonya Lohman tonya.lohman@modot.mo.govZach Hans zhans@iastate.eduVisit the Aurora website at https://aurora-program.org/Sign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks for listening in and stay safe

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at https://youtu.be/YbPUTsB7C9oFor more information Contact :Rick Nelson rnelson@aashto.orgBrad Darr bdarr@nd.govJoe Thompson Joe.Thompson@dot.ny.govHeath Patterson hpatterson@mdot.ms.govBecky Allmeroth Rebecca.Allmeroth@modot.mo.govDoug McBroom dmcbroom@mt.govVisit our website at https://sicop.transportation.orgSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winte

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing features the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group.This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at https://youtu.be/L9k7pcz4sZYFor more information Contact:Brad Darr bdarr@nd.govEmily McGraw emcgraw@ncdot.govNatalie Roark Natalie.Roark@modot.mo.govSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks for listening in and stay safe out the

4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation.  This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.Watch the video at https://youtu.be/j1WtA32tVKsFor more information about this national briefing or the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group contact:Brad Darr bdarr@nd.govRick Nelson rnelson@aashto.orgSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management by clicking on subscribe on the Talkin' Winter Ops website at TalkinWinterOps.comThanks for listening in and stay safe out there!

When your agency is responsible for vast amounts of infrastructure and performs hundreds of activities with thousands of employees having a robust management information system is imperative.  On this episode Michael Middleton of the Missouri Department of Transportation and Project Director for MoDOT Management System talks about the development and implementation of their new maintenance management system.  Easy to input data for the employees, easy to extract information for managers, this system is a one-stop shop for employees.  It’s not just maintenance activity based, this system includes a safety management component focusing on employee safety.  This MMS has become such a powerful tool for the agency that it has become the MODOT Management SystemChapter marks0:00 Intro with Becky4:10 Kicking off the project / system requirements9:55 COTS vs develop in house?  18:31 Roll out - champions22:54 initial system functions28:51 Safety module40:28 Additional resources-videos43:44 wrap upFor more information o

Management of salt and salt reduction isn’t solely on the shoulders of maintenance operations.  In many cases salt use is necessary to address problematic areas that maybe could have been mitigated with a more winter sensitive design.  On this episode were visiting with Connie Fortin, Todd Hubmer, and Chris Chromy of Bolton & Menk on their approach with a new perspective on designs to optimize winter operations and minimizing the need for salt.  Designing new facilities or retrofitting existing facilities is the result of hundreds of tradeoffs and compromises with the goal of reaching the optimal sub-optimal solution.  Long term operational costs of a highway facilities can include pavement maintenance, rehabilitation schedules, safety benefits, and other costs but seldom include the costs of winter maintenance like chemicals, equipment, and level of effort to provide a resilient network.  Maximizing solar radiation, minimizing drifting snow, and eliminating the repeat offenders where melt water refreezes

As soon as that first snow plow was attached to a horse drawn wagon folks have been looking a other fuels to accomplish the winter maintenance mission for a variety of reasons including performance, availability of fuels, or environmental considerations.  What defines an alternate fuel depends on your current situation with regards to fleet, engines, and powertrain.  A recently completed Clear Roads project, 21-05: Evaluation of EVT and Alternative Fuels for Winter Operations provided a comprehensive look at this topic. In this episode project champion Justin Droste, Michigan DOT and the research team lead by Kate Vigneau, Matrix Consulting Group, and Russ Owens of Energetics set the stage for transitioning a winter maintenance fleet to alternative fuels. For more information you can review the Clear Roads report at this link: https://clearroads.org/project/21-05/or you can ask specific questions or discuss this topic with our guests by sending them an email at the above links.Sign up for email notifications

As soon as that first snowplow was attached to a horse drawn wagon officials have been looking at other fuels to accomplish the winter maintenance mission for a variety of reasons including performance, availability of fuels, or environmental considerations.  What defines an alternate fuel depends on your current situation with regards to fleet, engines, and powertrain.  A recently completed Clear Roads project, 21-05: Evaluation of EVT and Alternative Fuels for Winter Operations provided a comprehensive look at this topic. In this episode project champion Justin Droste, Michigan Department of Transportation  and the research team lead by Kate Vigneau, Matrix Consulting Group, and Russ Owens of Energetics set the stage for transitioning a winter maintenance fleet to alternative fuels by looking at the requirements for winter maintenance and the alternative fuel possibilities. For more information you can review the Clear Roads report at this link: https://clearroads.org/project/21-05/ or you can ask specific

Every 4 years the Transportation Research Board sponsors an International Road Weather and Winter Maintenance Conference where winter maintenance professionals gather to learn about emerging technologies, new strategies, the latest technology, and current research for responding to severe weather events and winter maintenance.  After a pause due to the pandemic this conference is happening once again.  In Washington DC, May 9-10, 2023, you can be part of this gathering and exchange of information.  Learn more about this event from TRB Road Weather Committee Chair Paul Pisano and TRB Winter Maintenance Committee Chair Anna Arvidsson in this episode or by following this link to the conference website at https://trb.secure-platform.com/a/page/wintermaintenanceSpecial early registration and lodging opportunities expire on April 25th so mark your calendars. 0:00 Intro00:54 History of the Conference03:55 Planning for the 2023 event07:30 What to expect when you get there12:00 Why should I attend?15:03 Who attends?17

For over 40 years we have sought after a measure of friction during winter events to determine if additional treatments were required.  Over the decades the science, sensors, and computing power have advanced to the point that friction or grip is making its way into winter operations.  On this episode we explore some cutting edge work in world of winter road friction.  Lead Statewide Snow & Ice Engineer for the MassDOT Mark Goldstein and from the Research Applications Lab at the National Center for Atmospheric Research,  Senior Software Engineer Gerry Wiener and Software Engineer Seth Linden discuss projects they are involved with and the finer points associated with using friction/grip in winter maintenance.Follow this link for more information on the Aurora Road Friction Project https://aurora-program.org/research/completed/roadway-friction-modeling-improving-the-use-of-friction-measurements-in-state-dots/ You can reach out to our guests directly for more information on their work with wintertime fricti

Just because a winter storm is over and mobility restored doesn’t necessarily mean that your done with the impacts of weather.  Moisture and water leftover from winter combined with freezing temperatures and loads can cause problems for your pavements and roadside long after the storm is over.Greg Duncan has many years of experience with the Tennessee DOT and now with Applied Pavement Technologies shares his experiences in dealing with the leftovers from winter weather.  For more information on potholes and the pothole cycle that Greg mentioned in this episode follow this link to the Tennessee DOT website page on potholes https://www.tn.gov/tdot/maintenance/potholes.html  For more information about pavements and the effects of winter weather you can contact Greg directly by email at gduncan@appliedpavement.com0:00  Intro1:30  Things that cause problems for pavements6:10  Keeping the water out8:33  Pothole cycle10:36 Pothole patching12:08 Winter strategies for dealing with potholes in the winter16:37 Pavements

NCHRP Project Report 889 details Performance Measures in Snow and Ice Control Operations.  Caleb Dobbins, SICOP Chair from New Hampshire DOT, is working to move the material presented in this report from research to reality through an NCHRP 20-44 project conducting a series of implementation seminars to help states with their implementation goals.Caleb explains snow and ice control performance measurers and how this project is helping with implementation of this important guide.For more information you can download the Guide at https://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/160864.aspxor email Caleb Dobbins at cdobbins@manchesternh.gov 00:00  Intro01:27 NCHRP report on winter performance measures (PM)02:50 PM implementation project06:15 Implementation workshops09:28 How to use PMs13:10 Role of Winter Severity Indices17:00 Regional implementation seminars20:10 Value of winter PMsSign up for email notifications on future episodes and other communications associated with winter maintenance and winter weather management