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Talkin Winter Ops

Listen in on conversations with experts in the field of road weather and winter road maintenance as they explain how their work helps make roads safer and passable during winter storm events.

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55:48

Episode 120: Machine learning pavement conditions

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2025/02/24

AI and Machine Learning will probably be the next disruptive technology that will spawn a quantum leap in the way we approach the provision of winter service. On this episode we’re heading to the University at Albany in New York to visit with Nick Bassill, director of the New York State Weather Risk Communication Center and Carly Sutter, graduate research assistant there at the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center about a project Carly has been working on with the New York State D...

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Episode 119 Plugin hybrid snowplows are on the way

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2025/02/04

We've been talking about electrification of the maintenance fleet for some time now and the conversation always turns to the challenges facing the rollout of this technology particularly when it comes to winter maintenance. Diminished load carrying capacity due to the weight of the batteries, battery performance in cold operating environments, range anxiety, and the lack of rapid charging infrastructure re just a few. Well, Edison Motors Ltd based in Merritt, British Columbia has ...

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47:08

Episode 118: You Can't Do Good Winter Maintenance...

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2024/11/18

Road Weather Information Systems unlocked a whole host of opportunities when it comes to performing winter maintenance. Paul Bridge is an important player when it comes to RWIS from his early days at the Met UK through stints with RWIS vendors. His understanding of the technology and how it is used to help highway agencies do good winter maintenance is the topic of this episode from the early days of RWIS deployments in the US through AI as a force multiplier.You can reach out to Paul b...

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Episode 117: Show your skill at the National Snow Roadeo

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2024/10/21

APWA’s Western Snow and Ice Conference and Snow Roadeo is one of the premier events in the world of winter maintenance and it happens every year in Loveland, Colorado. In addition to the indoor activities and huge equipment and vendor display, hundreds of operators put their mastery of equipment operation on display at the National Snow Roadeo. Pete Adler and Tim Brady join us to discuss this event and particulars of the Snow Roadeo. For more information about this event head...

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Episode 116: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

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2024/08/04

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Professional Snowfighters Association. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Manageme...

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Episode 115: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/04

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the American Meteorological Societies ITS and Surface Transportation Committee. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working G...

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Episode 114: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

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2024/08/04

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the APWA Snow & Ice Committee. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Techn...

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34:48

Episode 113: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/04

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the FHWA Road Weather Management Program. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Managemen...

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Episode 112: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/03

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the World Road Associations Winter Service Technical Committee. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Wi...

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24:51

Episode 111: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Transportation Research Board Road Weather Committee. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter W...

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Episode 110: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Transportation Research Board Winter Maintenance Committee . This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the W...

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Episode 109: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

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2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the No Boundaries Pooled Fund Study. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Tec...

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Episode 108: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

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2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) Pooled Fund Study.This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter...

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Episode 107: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

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2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Clear Roads Pooled Fund Study. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Techn...

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Episode 106: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Aurora Pooled Fund Study. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical ...

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Episode 105: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

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2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program.This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather ...

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Episode 104: 2024 National Briefing on Winter...

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/02

The 2024 National Briefing on Winter Maintenance and Road Weather gives organizations working in this space an opportunity to showcase their efforts to advance the state of the practice through collaboration, research, technical support, and implementation. This episode features the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group of the Committee on Maintenance. This series is produced in collaboration with the AASHTO Maintenance Committee, the Maintenance Operations Technical...

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Episode 103: 2024 National Briefing Introduction

Talkin Winter Ops ·

2024/08/01

Each year, in cooperation with the AASHTO Committee on Maintenance, the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group, and the Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program we sponsor a National Briefing on winter maintenance and road weather activities. These briefings give organizations workin gin this space an opportunity to showcase their work for groups and agencies providing winter service. Over the next 16 episodes you get to learn about these organizations and their...

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Episode 102: The new Guide for Snow and Ice Control...

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2024/07/17

The Guide for Snow and Ice Control was first published back in 1999 and with the exception of an addendum has remained unchanged since then. Since then there has been a vast amount of research, field trials, and advancements in winter maintenance and road weather technologies. In 2018 a project was launched through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program to rewrite the Guide incorporating the latest state of the practice. The new guide has been produced, accepted b...

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Episode 101: Clear Roads for clear roads

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2024/06/20

In 2004 a group of 5 states got together and pooled their money to test winter maintenance materials, equipment and methods for use by highway maintenance operations. The program has grown to 40 states and amassed a large collection of research and training. The Clear Roads Pooled Fund Program is funded through a $25,000 annual contribution per subscribing state and is eligible for SP&R federal pass through dollars.Craig Bargfrede, Winter Maintenance Administrator for the Iowa...

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