XVI WORLD WINTER SERVICE AND ROAD RESILIENCE CONGRESS
Detailed program

WS 4.6 Winter service and road infrastructure

Wednesday, February 9 16:00 - 17:30 (Calgary)

GMT : 02/09| 23:00 - 00:30 Paris : 02/10| 00:00 - 01:30 New Delhi : 02/10| 04:30 - 06:00 Tokyo : 02/10| 08:00 - 09:30 Sydney : 02/10| 10:00 - 11:30

Chair: Enzo GILETTA, member of PIARC TC 3.2, Italy

Winter service evolves over the years with ongoing development and research. This topic covers all subjects concerning innovation in techniques and technologies in winter service. New techniques such as application of de-icers and anti-icers, improvement in the use of abrasives, snow and ice clearance procedures and methodologies and sustainable and adaptive maintenance procedures are one part. But also new technologies like new snow and ice clearing equipment, automation of snow and ice control, new or alternative chemicals or materials and sustainable products or equipment are developed. Winter maintenance can show effects on road infrastructure especially with modern roads that are more than a band of asphalt. Electric road systems during winter are very new but first experiences have been made. This session gives examples for innovative road infrastructures and the effect on winter service.

  1. Welcome and session introduction
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Conclusion

Welcome and session introduction

• Enzo GILETTA

Presentations

Testing self-de-icing asphalt on England’s strategic road network - have we found the Holy Grail of winter service?
• Mr Stephen Mason, Highways England, United Kingdom

Preventive frost detection as a sustainable planning concept for non-invasive sensors
• Mr Jan Szczerbinski, Boschung Mecatronic AG, Poland

Compatibility of an in-road electric road system with winter service operations
• Mr Patrick Duprat, Alstom, France

Questions and Answers

• Enzo GILETTA

Conclusion

• Enzo GILETTA

Session Organiser: Enzo GILETTA
Session Secretary: Peter NUTZ, Chair of PIARC TC 3.2, Austria