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The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Operations is collaborating with the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) to host a bimonthly webinar series on road weather management (RWM). These webinars, called the Road Weather Spotlight Series, align with the mission of the FHWA RWM Program to inform stakeholders and improve highway road weather operations.
The November topic is Enhance Your Deicing with Direct Liquid Application.
Agenda (all times Eastern)
1:00–1:05 pm — Welcome and introduction — Jeremy McGuffey, Road Weather Management Program, FHWA Office of Operations
1:05–2:05 pm — State and local experiences with deicing using Direct Liquid Application (DLA)
- Bryan Olson, Transportation Director, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and Allison Madison, Program Manager, Wisconsin Salt Wise
- Craig Bargfrede, Winter Operations Administrator, Iowa Department of Transportation
- Shawn Weltikol, Equipment Manager, North Dakota Department of Transportation
2:05–2:15 pm — Q&A
2:15–2:20 pm — FHWA wrap-up: new resources, grant opportunities, and upcoming webinars — Jeremy McGuffey, FHWA
To see all Road Weather Spotlights recordings, visit the Road Weather Portal: https://transportationops.org/weather-spotlight-webinar-series.