Winter Service Session 12 - De-icing material and application
Wednesday, March 11
16:00
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17:30
Chair: Rebecca Allmeroth, Chief Safety and Operations Officer / Missouri Department of Transportation, USA
Room: Hall E
The session highlights innovative approaches to de-icing materials and their application strategies for safer and more sustainable winter road maintenance, with speakers from the call for papers. Presentations cover precision use of potassium acetate on strategic roads in the UK, a new antifreeze agent that reduces life cycle costs of expressway structures in Japan, research on the effectiveness of alternative de-icing materials under varying conditions in Lithuania, and direct brine application practices on German federal highways. Together, these contributions showcase how advanced materials and optimized application methods are improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing road safety in winter service operations.
Welcome and session introduction
• Rebecca Allmeroth, Chief Safety and Operations Officer / Missouri Department of Transportation, USA
Presentations
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Precision Winter Maintenance: Optimising Potassium Acetate Use On Strategic Roads
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New antifreeze agent reduces life cycle costs of expressways structures.
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Effectiveness of Alternative Deicing Materials Depending on Application Rate, Air Temperature, and Time after Application
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Direct Brine Application on German Federal Highways
Questions and Answers
• Moderator: Rebecca Allmeroth, Chief Safety and Operations Officer / Missouri Department of Transportation, USA
Conclusion
• Rebecca Allmeroth, Chief Safety and Operations Officer / Missouri Department of Transportation, USA
Organization
Session Organiser: Horst Hanke, Leader of the German Winter Service Committee, Germany
Session Secretary: [To be confirmed]