The Place for Abrasives in Winter Road Maintenance: Abrasives can increase traction, but on their own they won’t melt snow and ice, nor break dangerous ice-bonding from the pavement. If...
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Keeping Utah Moving: UDOT’s vision is as simple and straightforward as our name. We aim to Keep Utah Moving. That includes everything from improving our roads and traffic lights to...
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This is a guide to help agencies establish and publish acceptable policies and procedures for snow and ice control on public streets. The intent of this document is to provide...
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Salt Lake City Snow Removal Plan: The Salt Lake City Snow Crews are dedicated to clearing the streets of snow and ice. They work 24 hours a day, 7 days...
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The Winter of 1948-1949. At the very start of January, three days of consistent snow created snowdrifts six to ten feet tall. The blizzard broke windows, damaged roofs and temperatures...
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Snowfighters Save Utah Money: Utah suffers a $30.68 million decrease in direct impact statewide for a 24-hour storm that severely disrupts traffic. The study also shows the indirect impact associated...
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Anti-Icing 101: "This manual, prepared by the Salt Institute, is dedicated to the thousands of men and women in public works agencies at all levels whose task is providing safe...
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How do Chlorides Influence the environment? For more than 40 years, the Salt Institute has promoted the latest environmentally-friendly application technologies and sustainable practices in the management of road salt,...
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A Simple Step-by-Step Process. Calibration is simply calculating the pounds per mile discharged for each control setting at various travel speeds. In a typical storm, 500 lbs of salt will...
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Cottonwood Heights Snow Removal Policy and Procedures: The purpose of this is policy is to state the city’s philosophy and objectives for snow removal in the city and to establish...
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