Snow & Ice Databook - Edition 2006

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1 PIARC - TC 3.4 RIGA Seminar, September, 2005, PIARC Strategic Plan Sub-Group Context Snow & Ice Databook 1st edition XI th International Winter Road Congress Sapporo Jan Initiative of the Japanese Organizing Committee to commemorate the congress With participation of the PIARC/TC3.4 members Objective : sharing knowledge & good practices 15 participating countries Interim report 1

2 Objective of the new ( ) Technical Committee Improve the winter road management practices around the world by supporting the knowledge exchanges between countries Context Update the Snow & Ice Databook Include new topics about economic and environmental issues, public-private partnerships, training and new technologies Documenting practices in other countries PIARC Strategic Plan (extract) Issue Provide Sustainable Winter Maintenance Strategies Analysis of public and private sector roles in the delivery of optimal winter road maintenance services. Update the review of winter road maintenance practices around the world. Include the context and extent of customer orientation in the conduct of winter road maintenance operations. Explore sustainability of winter road maintenance practices with particular focus on balancing environmental impacts with mobility and safety considerations. Outputs Survey report on contracting. (May be included in the next edition of the Snow and Ice Data Book.) Second edition of the Snow and Ice Data Book. Include examples and comparative approaches to the inclusion of user needs in winter road maintenance. Main topic specifically on the Environment for the XIIth International Winter Road Congress. Methodology To achieve this objective : 1. S&IDb reviewing Taskgroup 2. contact experts from more than 20 countries proposing them to submit a country report (strict structural guidelines and Lay-out) 3. Technical reviewing and Languages reviewing 2

3 Technical content o o o o o o Summary Chapter 1 - Demographics & Roads Chapter Information about country Chapter Road network & Traffic Chapter 2 Climate Chapter Overview of climatic areas, main winter events to be mastered Chapter Statistics on temperatures, icing, precipitations Chapter Winter indexes used in the country Chapter 3 Winter Road management Chapter Standards and Rules Chapter Organisation and Operation of Winter maintenance Chapter Assessment of the Snow & Ice Control measures Chapter Traffic safety & Information Chapter 4 - On-going researches and studies Chapter New technology (management, infrastructure, equipment ) Chapter New management and organisation approaches Chapter 5 - References Participating countries Austria Belgium Canada Canada - Quebec Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Iceland Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Norway Slovenia Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands United Kingdom U.S.A. 3

4 Implementation of a national RWIS network in CANADA Operational management with RWIS & VINTERMAN in DENMARK 4

5 Assessment of the winter maintenance operation using Winter Indexes in SWEDEN Guide for Inspection of Roads (assessment of the S&I control measures) in ESTONIA 5

6 FINLAND is developing a Customer Satisfaction Bonus Circulation condition / Reference condition & Level of service in FRANCE 6

7 Automatic de-icer spraying systems are working on some specific stretches of roads in SWITZERLAND Operational use of thermal mapping & Technical control of spreader in BELGIUM 7

8 USA has developed a new concept of Highway Maintenance vehicle JAPAN as specialist in Snow-melting facilities 8

9 ICELAND uses new type of devices to monitor the bearing capacity of roads Winter maintenance practices on porous asphalt in THE NETHERLANDS 9

10 Road user information in CANADA-QUEBEC Environmental features & Snow stock management in AUSTRIA 10

11 And more very interesting practices to discover with the PIARC/TC3.4 Winter maintenance Sponsoring the S&IDb 11

12 PIARC - TC 3.4 RIGA Seminar, September, 2005, Thanks for your attention 12