Clear Roads has reposted Request for Proposals (RFP) for two research projects:
To view the details of these RFPs, please visit MnDOT’s Professional Technical Consultant Services page. The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, January 6, 2023.
Have a research idea? This year, Clear Roads is inviting members of the winter maintenance and research communities to submit ideas for consideration as future Clear Roads research topics. We welcome great ideas from anyone!
Clear Roads funds winter maintenance research in six topic areas, with a focus on:
To learn more, visit the Submit a Research Idea page. The submission deadline is Friday, January 6, 2023.
On October 13, 2022, members of the Lake George Association in upstate New York hosted their annual Salt Summit to discuss strategies and technologies for reducing road salt. Clear Roads member Joe Thompson of New York State DOT spoke at the event, sharing highlights of the in-progress Clear Roads research project investigating ways agencies can improve their winter maintenance operations to recognize environmentally sensitive road segments.
Learn more about Clear Roads project 20-05: Using GIS to Highlight Highway Segments Sensitive to Deicing Materials.
Watch a video of Joe’s presentation on Youtube.
As temperatures drop, sodium chloride loses its deicing power. Depending on conditions, adding more salt to a roadway may be ineffective and wasteful.
To help maintenance managers make the most of their stockpiles and keep roads clear, this Clear Roads research project investigated how salt behaves at different temperatures and concentrations. With a new tool and other educational materials from Clear Roads, practitioners can better understand how and when to apply sodium chloride for best results.
Watch the videos and download the fact sheet, final report and two-page brief: Understanding Salt Chemistry Helps Fight Snow and Ice, August 2022.
New tools and training materials developed by Clear Roads are featured in an article in the October issue of APWA Reporter. Designed to help state and local transportation agencies save time and money on their winter maintenance operations, these new resources resulted from three recent Clear Roads research projects:
All resources are free and available for download from the Clear Roads website.
Clear Roads is currently soliciting investigator proposals for a new research project:
Please download the RFP document and DBE special provisions for more information. To view the details of this RFP, visit MnDOT’s Professional Technical Consultant Services. The deadline to submit a proposal is Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
