Technical exchange in the European northern periphery to identify best practices in winter maintenance Pöyry, Tapani
Språk: Engelska Språk: Franska Serie: ; topic I-37Utgivningsinformation: XIth international winter road congress 2002, Sapporo [Japan] / XIe congres international de la viabilite hivernale 2002, Sapporo [Japon]. Paper, 2002Beskrivning: 10 sÄmnen: Bibl.nr: VTI 2002.0071Location: Abstrakt: This paper presents, in concise form, some of the results of a comparison study made about the current winter maintenance practices of five Northern European regional road authorities: Lappi Region in Finland, the Northern Region in Sweden, Troms County in Norway, the Highland Council in Scotland, and the Public Road Administration of Iceland. The operations and considerations documented and presented here include road design and complementary installations from a winter maintenance perspective; snow removal techniques and standards; friction control methods and standards; gathering of information on weather and road conditions; communication to the public; and special operations during severe winter conditions. The practices of each region are compared, giving due consideration to local differences in climate, terrain and national policy.| Aktuellt bibliotek | Status | |
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This paper presents, in concise form, some of the results of a comparison study made about the current winter maintenance practices of five Northern European regional road authorities: Lappi Region in Finland, the Northern Region in Sweden, Troms County in Norway, the Highland Council in Scotland, and the Public Road Administration of Iceland. The operations and considerations documented and presented here include road design and complementary installations from a winter maintenance perspective; snow removal techniques and standards; friction control methods and standards; gathering of information on weather and road conditions; communication to the public; and special operations during severe winter conditions. The practices of each region are compared, giving due consideration to local differences in climate, terrain and national policy.