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Light Rail on a Floating Bridge

The Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge on Interstate 90 in Seattle, Washington is the world’s fifth-longest floating bridge and will soon become the first floating bridge in the world to…

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Research – Where to Look for Winter Maintenance Answers

There are several government agencies, task forces, and partner associations who conduct relevant and innovative research pertinent to winter maintenance operations. Find out what research is being conducted in the field and how to use research findings to improve your agency’s snow and ice control operations.

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Charting a Route for Success – Improving Service with Route Optimization and In-Cab Optimization Turn-by-Turn Directions

Staff reductions left the Village of Niles Public Works Department with a large dilemma: How could they continue to provide the snow removal service levels that residents expected? One solution was the optimization of routes and the use of GPS navigation units to provide turn-by-turn directions for the plow drivers. Previously, snowplow routes were created manually and drivers often had different approaches resulting in bad mileage, high cycle time, and deicing product variations. Optimized routes reduce travel time and distance and create a more even distribution of the workload.

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Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award Winners

Description coming soon!

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Operational Impacts – Capturing the Cost of Poorly Located and Failing Facilities on Field Crews and Service Delivery

This content is an exclusive benefit for Association members. If you’re a member, log in and you’ll get immediate access. If you’re not yet a member, you’ll be interested to…

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Transportation

Taking it to the Streets

Taking it to the Streets includes Traffic Information for the Non-Traffic Engineer

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Stormwater Summit Day One Presentations: Part 2

Session 1: The Tale of Three Cities – How to Plan, Staff and Report on Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Maintenance in Various Climate Zones Green Infrastructure (GI) installations are expanding,…

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How to Rate Your Road Project for Sustainability

How can Greenroads help you achieve your sustainability goals? This presentation will give a brief overview of the greenroads program, benefits to utilizing the program, and how Tacoma became a greenroads community.

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Emotionally Intelligent Project Managers – Connecting and Building Relationships

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions to connect, motivate, and influence others by applying appropriate skills. Project managers are constantly influencing, negotiating, and collaborating…

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Active Threat Training

Watch this presentation from the Washington State Department of Transportation about how to set up an Active Threat training program. Discover how to assess training needs and determine what the components…

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