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Strategic Location of Satellite Salt Facilities for Roadway Snow and Ice Control

Abstract

Roadway snow and ice control (RSIC) operations can account for as much as 10% of the annual budget of a state's department of transportation (DOT) in the snowbelt of the United States. Important considerations for planning RSIC operations are the locations and quantities of surface treatment materials. This study examined the use of satellite salt facilities (SSFs) and developed a novel, real-world approach for locating SSFs. The paper …

Authors

Sullivan JL; Dowds J; Novak DC; Scott DM

Journal

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2482, No. 1, pp. 32–40

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Publication Date

January 2015

DOI

10.3141/2482-05

ISSN

0361-1981