Journal article
Snow Removal Performance Metrics: Past, Present, and Future
Transportation research record, Vol.2613(1), pp.61-70
2017
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/123397
Abstract
Snow and ice maintenance operations are among the most critical functions of state transportation agencies and municipalities in cold regions. The use of snow removal performance metrics is of increasing interest to transportation practitioners and academics. For this paper, a comprehensive literature review and a survey were conducted to gather information on the performance metrics used in winter highway maintenance activities by different transportation agencies. Performance goals for snow and ice control were identified in the survey, with average rankings as follows (in descending order): safety, mobility, economy, essential functions, environment, infrastructure, and livability. The survey results were also tabulated and analyzed to identify best practices and future trends in the agencies. Restoring safety and mobility consistently remains a priority of nearly all agencies. At present, the time taken to reach an established level of service is the most commonly used metric of different agencies. Because of the relatively high effectiveness, reliability, and timeliness of outcome-based and severity index–based performance metrics, more agencies are moving toward these types of metrics. Performance measurement by geographic area was also investigated but no clear trend was found.
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- Title
- Snow Removal Performance Metrics: Past, Present, and Future
- Creators
- Gang Xu - Monte Vista Associates, LLC, 4024 East Elmwood Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-5124Leigh Sturges - Monte Vista Associates, LLC, 4024 East Elmwood Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-5124Michael Chapman - Monte Vista Associates, LLC, 4024 East Elmwood Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-5124Chris Albrecht - Monte Vista Associates, LLC, 4024 East Elmwood Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-5124Dave Bergner - Monte Vista Associates, LLC, 4024 East Elmwood Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-5124Xianming Shi - Monte Vista Associates, LLC, 4024 East Elmwood Street, Mesa, AZ 85205-5124
- Publication Details
- Transportation research record, Vol.2613(1), pp.61-70
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 99900612061101842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article