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37 Smith and Zogg 1998 TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Economic Evaluation of Advanced Winter Highway Maintenance Strategies DUANE E. SMITH AND JEFFREY A. ZOGG Highway agencies face demands to maintain or improve the existing and effective deicing, however, sometimes results in indiscrimi- winter roadway level of service. The benefits of advanced winter high- nate salting. However, new developments in winter maintenance way maintenance strategies now become more attractive. This paper including deicer application techniques (e.g. salt prewetting), plow- examines the potential benefits of applying advanced winter highway maintenance strategies. The Vermont Agency of Transportation con- ing and spreading equipment, and weather and roadway monitor- ducted “Smart Salting,” a study of de-icing salt effectiveness at differ- ing (e.g., pavement sensors) are making these priorities less con- ent pavement temperatures. A recommended salt application curve fusing” (1). was developed. As the pavement temperature goes down, it takes more Pavement temperature is the controlling item in the treatment of salt to melt the ice. Iowa DOT snow removal and material costs were highways during winter storms (2). Using this fact, pavement tem- used to calculate the theoretical differential cost using the Vermont perature data provided by advanced technologies may be used to Study’s recommendations and comparing to actual practice. A saving customize the rates of material application and the type of material in materials exists when the Vermont Study material application rate curve is used for pavement temperatures above 25°F. Iowa DOT weather