The Center for Sustainability (C4S) hosts a roundtable discussion on the challenges, solutions and resources that can help communities develop a comprehensive sustainability plan for winter road maintenance including materials management and how to best utilize technology and training. Public works departments of various sizes from different regions compare their approaches to winter road maintenance technology, training, salt management and alternatives to salt. Discussion topics include: Best practices for winter maintenance planning and operations, chemical usage and selection, environmental impacts of winter maintenance practices, GPS/AVL uses and, effective operator training programs 

Learning Objectives: 

– Describe innovative winter road maintenance strategies and how they are being applied in different communities. 

– Discuss models for operator training and materials management. 

– Evaluate new technologies, as well as the environmental impacts of winter maintenance practices.

Contributor/Source

Allen Schoemaker;Bret Hodne;Andrew Kraemer

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