Snow and Ice Control Operations Manual: Manual Notice

♦Manual Notice 2017-1
►1. District Snow and Ice Control Plans
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Road Closures
  - ♦Railroad Grade Crossing
  - ♦Purpose of this Manual
  - ♦Introduction to this Chapter
- ►2. District Snow and Ice Control Plans
  - ♦Elements of a Snow and Ice Control Plan
  - ♦Objective
  - ♦Maintenance Section Plan
  - ♦Resources
  - ♦Coordination
  - ♦Operations
►2. Materials
►3. Equipment Maintenance
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Summary
- ►2. Dump Trucks
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post-storm activities
- ►3. Motor-Grader
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►4. Loader
  - ♦Pre -storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►5. Snow Plow
  - ♦Pre – storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►6. V-Box Spreader
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►7. Tail Gate Spreader
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►8. Snow Wing
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►9. Snow Blower
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►10. Herbicide Rig
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
- ►11. Pickup Applicator
  - ♦Pre-storm activities
  - ♦During the storm activities
  - ♦Post storm activities
►4. Purchasing
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Summary
- ►2. Anti/De-icing Materials
  - ♦Blanket Purchases
  - ♦Small Purchases/Emergency Purchases
- ►3. Major Equipment
  - ♦Definition
  - ♦Funding
  - ♦Specifications
- ►4. Minor Equipment
  - ♦Definition
  - ♦Funding
- ►5. Purchase of Parts
  - ♦Distributor Purchase
  - ♦Purchasing Used Repair Parts
- ►6. Lease of Equipment without Operator
  - ♦Lease vs. Purchase
  - ♦Alternative fuel waiver
- ►7. Lease of Equipment with Operator
  - ♦When to Use
- ►8. Lease Purchase Contracts
  - ♦Use When Cost Effective
►5. Bridge Maintenance Needs
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Summary
- ►2. Bridge Decks
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Washing the Deck
- ►3. Bridge Joints
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Bridge Joint Inspection and Cleaning
- ►4. Bridge Beams
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Repair of Joint Systems
- ►5. Bridge Caps
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Maintain Joint Systems
- ►6. Bridge Columns
  - ♦Risks of Chemical Damage
  - ♦Don’t Store Chemicals by Columns
►6. Personnel
- ►1. Responsibilities of Maintenance Supervisors
  - ♦Coordination
- ►2. Outsourcing
  - ♦Funding
- ►3. Personnel Scheduling
  - ♦Tracking Employees
  - ♦Training
  - ♦Scheduling Employees with Commercial Driver Licenses
  - ♦Equipment
►7. Reporting
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Why Reports are Important
- ►2. Federal Reporting
  - ♦Tracking Storm Damage Costs
- ►3. State Reporting
  - ♦Highway Condition Reporting System
- ►4. District Reporting
  - ♦Reports from Each Maintenance Section
  - ♦What to Include
- ►5. Local Reporting
  - ♦What to Track
►8. Weather Forecasting
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Importance of Accurate Forecasts
- ►2. Advisories and Warnings
  - ♦Definitions
- ►3. Winter Storm Stage Definitions
  - ♦Uniform Terminology
  - ♦Ice and Snow Message Library For Message Signs
- ►4. Weather Information
►9. Alternate Methods
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Proactive Approaches
- ►2. Snow Fences
- ►3. De-Icing & Anti-Icing Systems
  - ♦Definitions
  - ♦Anti-icing
  - ♦Benefits
  - ♦Use with RWIS
  - ♦Types of Application Systems
  - ♦Mobile Application Systems
  - ♦Fixed Application Systems
  - ♦De-icing

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Manual Notice: 2017-1

From: C. Michael Lee, P.E., Director, Maintenance Division

Manual: Snow and Ice Control Operations Manual

Effective Date: January 01, 2017

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Purpose

The Snow and Ice Control Operations Manual has been revised to bring it up date with current policies, organizational changes and terminology. All chapters except Chapter 5 have been updated.

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Contents

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Throughout: names of TxDOT divisions and offices have been updated as needed and reference has been made to the Texas Snow and Ice Control Plan. Minor changes and updates in all chapters except 5.

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Chapter 2: Adds a new section, Section 8, to cover Brine Application because of the growing use of brine for anti-icing and de-icing applications.

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Chapter 4: Updates websites and links to new and additional information regarding purchasing procedures.

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Chapter 8: Adds a new section, Section 3, on Winter Storm Stage Definitions, which includes appropriate messages to be displayed on message signs.

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Contact

Address questions concerning information contained in this Manual Notice to Randy Ormsby at (512) 416-3196 or randy.ormsby@txdot.gov.

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Archives

Past manual notices are available in a PDF archive.