Winter maintenance in Sweden : Compiled for COST 344 "Improvements to Snow and Ice Control on European Roads". Task Group "Best practice", 27 March 2002

• This report has been compiled for Task group 3: Best practice, within COSTAction 344. It covers mainly the winter maintenance on the Swedish stateroads.The winter maintenance in the municipalities is only briefly mentioned insomechapters. The winter maintenance on private roads is not covered at all.Contents: 1. Fundamental issues : Climatic conditions, Standards, Generalstandards ; 2. Strategic organisation of winter maintenance: General,Information provision, Methods, Equipment, Materials, Manpower, training andprivatisation, Training and education, Privatisation ; 3. Operationalorganisation of winter maintenance: Getting information, Methods, equipmentand materials for snow control, Methods, equipment and materials for icecontrol, Methods, equipment and materials for special problems, Measurementsof efficiency ; 4. Information to road users

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Winter maintenance

Management

Standardization

Snow clearance

Snow clearance equipment

Deicing

Method

Equipment

Europe

Vinterväghållning

Ledning och organisation

Standardisering

Snöröjning

Snöröjningsutrustning

Avisning

Metoder

Utrustning

Europa

Road: Winter maintenance

Road: Winter maintenance

Road: Organization and administration

Road: Organization and administration

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