Snow and Ice Pooled Fund Cooperative Program (SICOP)
AASHTO Liaison
Rick Nelson, SICOP Coordinator
rnelson@aashto.org
AASHTO Winter Maintenance Policy Coordinating Committee (WMPCC)
Summer 2017 Meeting
Providence, RI
8:00 am – 5:00 pm July 29, 2017
WMPCC meeting Notes-Providence 2017
Meeting Materials:
1. Introductions, Agenda Review, Minutes Review
2. Research Coordination – Discussion
Clear Roads projects proposed and underway
Aurora projects proposed and underway
TRB – Winter Maintenance
TRB – Surface Transportation Weather
FHWA – Road Weather Management Program
3. Outreach Reports
PIARC update
SIRWEC updatesirwec2018-gs(1)
APWA
NACE
Peer Exchange update
Other activities
4. STSMO Liaison efforts
STSM&O update
STSM&O projects with WM implications
STSM&O Recent Publications
ODOT use of VSL in Winter Operations
5. SICOP National Strategic Winter Maintenance Plan – Work Plans
SI-1 Optimal snow plow routing
SI-2 Performance management for winter maintenance
SI-3 AVL for internal and external applications
SI-4 Connected vehicles in winter maintenance
SI-5 WRTM to improve mobility in winter events
SI-6 Liquid chemical use in winter operations
SI-7 Winter ops in moderate weather zones
6. Review of SICOP Program
SICOP Voluntary Contributions
Operating Procedures & membership
7. Unfinished Business
8. Adjourn