A podcast series from the Snow and Ice Pooled Fund Cooperative Program (SICOP) lets you listen in on thought-provoking conversations with experts and practitioners from around the country. The “SICOP Talks Winter Ops” podcasts cover all things related to winter maintenance and road weather.
Topics range from tactical to strategic and are presented by both practitioners and researchers. Some recent podcasts:
- Not all pavements are equal when it comes to winter maintenance: A research project looked at the various performance aspects of open graded, ultra-thin permeable friction course surfaces. (Episode 48, June 2021, 27:39)
- Public affairs, a key ingredient for successful winter operations: A conversation with Anne Meyer of MnDOT about the role public affairs professionals play in getting the winter operations message out to the driving public. (Episode 47, May 2021, 30:37)
- Let’s break the ice: Jed Falgren and Jeff Perkins from MnDOT talk about a new strategy to break up ice pack on the roadways without the use of any chemicals at all. (Episode 44, Feb. 2021, 27:20)
SICOP was developed by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
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