This synthesis focuses on the changes that occurred between 1994 and 2004 to practices and strategies being used to control the impacts of winter weather on the safe and efficient movement of traffic. Winter highway operations integrates snow and ice control strategies and activities, traveler information, traffic operations, weather effects, environmental http://www.trb.org/publications/nchrp/nchrp_syn_344.pdf This report may be accessed by Internet users at impacts, incident management, and customer information. Winter weather is experienced as snow and ice accumulation on pavement, fog and reduced visibility, rockslides, and high winds throughout North America. This synthesis reports that experienced and well-trained highway maintenance personnel are the most valuable resource in transportation agencies’ winter programs and targets as the intended audience frontline and mid-level supervisory winter maintenance decision makers and planners in the United States. (Author/publisher)
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