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Episode 89: It's about the speed Jul 26, 2023

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There’s a lot of ways we use salt in winter operations from solids to pre-wet, brines straight up or blended, and combinations of all of the above. regardless how you use it there a lot of chemistry going on when you put it on a snow packed or about to be snow packed road. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Scott Koefod who's an inorganic chemist with 30 plus years of experience researching various aspects and uses of salt which includes our business of winter maintenance.

You can reach out to Dr. Scott to discuss the chemistry of salt by email Scott_Koefod@cargill.com or visit his Q&A website at https://www.cargill.com/industrial/winter-road-maintenance/questions-and-answers

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Thanks for listening in and stay safe out there!

Episode 88: 4th National Briefing - Northwest Passage Jul 11, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the Northwest Passage Pooled Fund Study.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/-ou8P9oO10Q
For more information Contact:
Dave Huft at Dave.Huft@state.sd.us
Visit their website at this link:
http://www.nwpassage.info

Episode 87: 4th National Briefing - No Boundaries Jul 11, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the No Boundaries Pooled Fund Study.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/rZtyNPtEGUM

For more information contact:
Heath Patterson at hpatterson@mdot.ms.gov
Kirsten Seeber with CTC at kirsten.seeber@ctcandassociates.com
Visit the No Boundaries website at this link:
https://maintainroads.org/

Episode 86: 4th National Briefing - FHWA's Road Weather Management Program Jul 11, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the FHWA Road Weather Management Program.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/Xr8vjJ7Px00
For more information contact:
Jeremy McGuffey at jeremy.mcguffey@dot.gov
David Johnson (Team Lead) at david.johnson@dot.gov
Ray Murphy (Resource Center) at ray.Murphy@dot.gov
Visit the Road Weather Management website https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/index.asp
RWMO Outreach Publications: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/resources/publications.htm

Episode 85: 4th National Briefing - PSA Jul 10, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the Professional Snowfighters Association.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
View the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/QTvb9WKyhtQ
For more information contact:
Wilf Nixon at wilf@psassoc.org
Kathrine Nixon at kathrine@psassoc.org
Visit the Professional Snowfighters Association website at this link:
https://professionalsnowfightersassociation.org

Episode 84: 4th National Briefing - APWA Jul 10, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the American Public Works Association (APWA) Snow and Ice Committee.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/gMCRJ3PMykY

For more information contact:
Matthew Morreim at mmorreim@ci.shorewood.mn.us

Episode 83: 4th National Briefing - AMS Jul 10, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the American Meteorological Society's ITS and Surface Transportation Committee
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
View the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/vMZG45uFHos
For more information contact:
Amanda Anderson at aander@ucar.edu
FHWA Road Weather Management Resources website mentioned can be found at this link: https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/resources/publications.htm

Episode 82: 4th National Briefing -PIARC Winter Service Jul 08, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link:
https://youtu.be/De8zNEfaFHo
For more information contact:
Peter Nutz peter.nutz@wien.gv.at
Visit the Winter Service website:
https://www.piarc.org/en/PIARC-knowledge-base-Roads-and-Road-Transportation/Road-Safety-Sustainability/Winter-Service

Episode 81: 4th National Briefing -TRB Road Weather Committee Jul 08, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the Transportation Research Board Road Weather Committee AKR50.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link https://youtu.be/csfDKR6oN7Q
For more information contact:
Paul Pisano paul@allealle.com
To become a friend of the Road Weather Committee follow this link:
https://sites.google.com/view/trbcommitteeakr50/membership

Episode 80: 4th National Briefing -TRB Winter Maintenance Committee Jul 08, 2023

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4th National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather give organizations working in the severe weather and maintenance operations space an opportunity to showcase their recent efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This briefing features the Transportation Research Board Winter Maintenance Committee.
This briefing series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program - SICOP.
Watch the video at this link https://youtu.be/8WP7n5MzBv0
For more information Contact:
Chair Anna Arvidsson at anna.arvidsson@vti.se
Become a friend of the Winter Maintenance Committee AKR40 by following this link to create a MyTRB account and register as a friend:
https://www.nationalacademies.org/trb/get-involved

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