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CDOT’s Winter Maintenance Strategy

CDOT’s Winter Maintenance Strategy. CDOT deicer program. Colorado CDOT History of our program Our evolution Situation today. Colorado. Between 37 th and 41 st parallels 104,247 square miles 40% high plains - 60% mountains Average Elevation 6,800’ low point 3,350’ 54 peaks > 14,000’

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CDOT’s Winter Maintenance Strategy

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  1. CDOT’s Winter Maintenance Strategy

  2. CDOT deicer program • Colorado • CDOT • History of our program • Our evolution • Situation today

  3. Colorado • Between 37th and 41st parallels • 104,247 square miles • 40% high plains - 60% mountains • Average Elevation 6,800’ • low point 3,350’ • 54 peaks > 14,000’ • Low humidity • Thin atmosphere • Huge influence from solar radiation • Vast temperature swings • Snow falls range from < 20” to >300” annually

  4. Colorado • 23,000 lane miles • 24 hour coverage • 14 hour coverage • 900 plow units • 3000 CDOT employees • 1500 plow drivers • 12 hour shifts • No contracted snow removal • Some cities plow minor routes in their city

  5. CDOT’s Winter Maintenance Strategy

  6. Evolution Salt / Sand program PM 10 issues Sedimentation in mountain streams Governor

  7. History

  8. Situation Today FY 14 Budget vs FY 14 Spend Material usage Technology LOS

  9. Winter ‘13 – ‘14 FY 14 Budget - $60,402,000 FY 14 Spend - $72,215,000

  10. Material usage

  11. Technology

  12. Level of Service (LOS)

  13. Level of Service (LOS)

  14. Re-cap

  15. Questions / Contact Information David C. Wieder, P.E. Staff Maintenance Manager Colorado Department of Transportation 15285 South Golden Road, Building #45 Golden, CO 80403 Office (303) 512-5502 Mobile (303) 548-5853

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