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Creators:
Fay, Laura ; Muthumani, Anburaj ; Bergner, Dave ; Bittner, Jason J.
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Corporate Creators:
Western Transportation Institute
Corporate Contributors:
Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Clear Roads Pooled Fund
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Contracting Snow And Ice Control Winter Maintenance
Publication/ Report Number:
CR15-03
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
Minnesota. Dept. of Transportation. Research Services & Library
Abstract:
Snow and ice control operations are a vital function often conducted by state and local transportation agencies. Many states are choosing to contract snow and ice response services, instead of or in addition to the use of in-house forces, to maintain lean departments and avoid the equipment responsibilities. This has been a common practice for years, at both state and local levels. How, when, and why contractors are used varies considerably among agencies. Traditionally, contractors have been used for temporary acute shortages of trucks and personnel or for extreme weather situations that taxed agency capabilities, or agencies have used contractors for snow routes in remote locations. Contractors augment agency staff by regularly handling assigned routes throughout a specific winter season; supplementing agency staff on an as-needed, where-needed basis in case of a shortage of agency personnel and/or equipment; and handling all snow and ice control in a defined area as part of a long-term asset management contract that includes other roadway maintenance activities. Contracting winter maintenance services has been a key operational strategy for many state, local, and provincial road agencies, but little work has been done to clearly define the extent of the use of contracted services, specifically in snow and ice control operations, or to summarize the effective practices. To address this issue, this research effort utilized a literature review, survey, and synthesis of collected information to identify the state-of-the-practice and state-of-the-art when using contracted services, and identifies lessons learned by agencies. The report presents conclusions and recommendations based on the research effort.
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PDF
Funding:
MnDOT No. 99006, WO 11
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32648/dot_32648_DS1.pdf
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