TAC to study friction as highway performance measurement
The Transportation Association of Canada today launched a new research project to investigate friction measurements as a performance measure to determine the effectiveness of winter maintenance activities (like, yes, road salting). The project will take 12-18 months and cost CAN $75,000.
TAC announced a steering committee to guide the research. The committee includes the Salt Institute, Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation, Nova Scotia Transportation and Public Works, Prince Edward Island Department of Transportation, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, the City of Edmonton and the City of Winnipeg.
The research aims at developing standardized criteria for measuring the amount of friction present on roadways which objectively describe roadway driving conditions and measure the effectiveness of snow and ice control operations during and after a winter storm.
