Current Practices of Winter Maintenance Operations and Perceptions of Winter Weather ConditionsSource: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering:;2019:;Volume ( 033 ):;issue: 003Author:Bac Dao
,
Sogand Hasanzadeh
,
Curtis Louis Walker
,
Dylan Steinkruger
,
Behzad Esmaeili
,
Mark R. Anderson
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000191Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The annual cost of winter maintenance in the United States is approximately $2.3 billion, which makes measuring the performance of state departments of transportation (DOTs) a financially responsible and mission-critical task to improve services, strengthen accountability, and provide better information for effective decision making and resource allocation. Although state DOTs are increasingly interested in current trends for winter performance measurements, the data documenting performance are limited. This study synthesizes the current practices of winter maintenance operations and identifies the most commonly used performance measures and the impact of weather information on winter maintenance operations by conducting a survey of 31 state DOTs. The results indicate that (1) state DOTs are more dependent on weather information for planning rather than tactical purposes; (2) snowfall, road temperature, and freezing rain are the most important weather variables, and (3) labor/equipment hours and material quantities are the most frequently used performance measures. This study can help state DOTs discern a comprehensive picture of current trends in winter performance measurements and benchmarks for best practices.
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contributor author | Bac Dao | |
contributor author | Sogand Hasanzadeh | |
contributor author | Curtis Louis Walker | |
contributor author | Dylan Steinkruger | |
contributor author | Behzad Esmaeili | |
contributor author | Mark R. Anderson | |
date accessioned | 2019-09-18T10:40:33Z | |
date available | 2019-09-18T10:40:33Z | |
date issued | 2019 | |
identifier other | %28ASCE%29CR.1943-5495.0000191.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4260133 | |
description abstract | The annual cost of winter maintenance in the United States is approximately $2.3 billion, which makes measuring the performance of state departments of transportation (DOTs) a financially responsible and mission-critical task to improve services, strengthen accountability, and provide better information for effective decision making and resource allocation. Although state DOTs are increasingly interested in current trends for winter performance measurements, the data documenting performance are limited. This study synthesizes the current practices of winter maintenance operations and identifies the most commonly used performance measures and the impact of weather information on winter maintenance operations by conducting a survey of 31 state DOTs. The results indicate that (1) state DOTs are more dependent on weather information for planning rather than tactical purposes; (2) snowfall, road temperature, and freezing rain are the most important weather variables, and (3) labor/equipment hours and material quantities are the most frequently used performance measures. This study can help state DOTs discern a comprehensive picture of current trends in winter performance measurements and benchmarks for best practices. | |
publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
title | Current Practices of Winter Maintenance Operations and Perceptions of Winter Weather Conditions | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 33 | |
journal issue | 3 | |
journal title | Journal of Cold Regions Engineering | |
identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000191 | |
page | 04019008 | |
tree | Journal of Cold Regions Engineering:;2019:;Volume ( 033 ):;issue: 003 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |