- Enhanced Delineation & Friction for Horizontal Curves
- Childhood Passion, Lifelong Career
- Online Winter Maintenance Resources
- Minnesota Snow & Ice Control Handbook Updated
- New Rules, Resources for ADA Compliance
- Grader Paver Wins 2014 Great Ideas Challenge
Online Winter Maintenance Resources
Winter is fast approaching, and while many are preparing to keep warm and shovel immense amounts of snow, others are preparing to re-familiarize with best practices for winter operations. We've put together a collection of online resources for forecasting, plowing, deicing, salt use, and workforce managment. Hyperlinks to these resources can be found at:
http://michiganltap.org/WinterResources
Additional links in this issue:
White's Bridge Project
Facebook.com/RebuildWhitesBridge
WhitesBridgeHistoricalSociety.org
Minnesota Snow & Ice Control Handbook
www.mnltap.umn.edu/publications/handbooks/documents/snowice.pdf
Resources for ADA Compliance
fhwa.dot.gov/federal-aidessentials/catmod.cfm?id=107
Resources for horizontal curves:
FHWA website on horizontal curves
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, FHWA, 2009
Low-Cost Treatments for Horizontal Curve Safety, FHWA, 2006
Safety Evaluation of Improved Curve Delineation
AASHTO Highway Safety Manual (Available for purchase from AASHTO)
Crash Modification Factor (CMF) Clearinghouse (search "horizontal curve")
2014 National Acceleration Bridge Construction Conference