2014 Snow and Ice Program

Kentucky Department of Highways

2013-14 SNIC Costs

Mighty Mike

Environmental Considerations

Liquid Facilities Maintenance

Soil Tests for Chlorides

Sample IDRP Results US127NB A A 89.0 US127NB B A 124.0 US127SB A A 115.0 US127SB B A 65.0 I64WB A Int 47.0 I64WB B Int 38.0 US60WB A A 35.0 US60WB B A 40.0 I75NB A Int 22.5 I75NB B Int 78.5 BGPEB A A 89.0 BGPEB B A 43.0 KYOL A A 98.0 KYOL B A 90.5 US460 A A 99.5 Min = 21.5 (C Route) US460 B A 80.5 Max = 124.0 (A Route) KY1685 A C 96.0 KY1685 B C 60.5 KPDES Storm Water Discharge KY2919 A C 31.0 limit at 1200 ppm KY2919 B C 21.5

Safety Notes

More time on the road = more accidents

Falls22 reported last SNIC season (19 from truck)

Be sure to include Safety Coordinator in trainings

Brine/CaCl Application

1-Hour After Treatment

2-Hours After Treatment

4-Hours After Treatment

Hard Pack With Heavy Traffic

Preparation Reminders

Materials restockedEquipment retrofitEquipment calibratedFill stations repairedTraining (KYTC & Contractor)Contract truck inspectionsReadiness letter from CDESNIC maps updated

Training Classes

KYTC Staff ◦ Safety◦ Equipment Calibration◦ Salt Usage◦ Route Plans◦ NWS Guest Speaker

Contract vendors◦ Safety◦ Department Guidelines◦ Equipment Calibration◦ Salt Usage◦ Barn protocol◦ Response Time◦ Driver Requirements

Simulator

2014 Simulator Schedule

October 27, 28, 29 & 30 – Jackson D.O.◦ Districts 10,11 & 12

October 31 – Somerset D.O.◦ District 8

November 3, 4, 5 & 6 – Scott Co. Maint.◦ Districts 5,6,7 & 9

November 7, 10 & 12 – Leitchfield◦ Districts 3 & 4

November 13 & 14 – Princeton◦ Districts 1 & 2

New Materials

Clear Lane◦ 8000 tons available to KY

Magic Salt – (Liquid Enhancer)◦ Districts 3, 6 & 7◦ Liquid blend ◦ Stockpile treatment

Beet 55 – (Liquid Enhancer)◦ District 1◦ Liquid blend

Blue Dye – Morgan County

Empty Cave

Inventory as of September 8th

District Inventory Capacity % Cap 1 8,707 20,775 42% 2 19,764 26,300 75% 3 16,757 19,200 87% 4 20,296 22,800 89% 5 29,969 40,700 74% 6 7,732 31,200 25% 7 12,142 34,000 36%

District Inventory Capacity % Cap 8 15,027 19,950 75% 9 9,238 24,600 38% 10 7,118 17,800 40% 11 14,751 20,300 73% 12 16,683 25,400 66% Cave 24,000 71,500 34%

State 178,184 303,025 59%

Material Restocking

Liquids – okSalt – expect delaysDelivery Spread SheetPenaltiesDo not over-fill sheds/domesLouisville and D7 storage

Salt Usage

2013/14 - 440,355 tons

Last Season Tactics:◦Backed app rates down to 200 lbs plm◦Daytime snowfall – relied on plowing◦Use of aggregates on C Routes◦No overnight work on C Routes◦Liquids to de-ice

AVL Plans/511/SNIC Maps

Expansion to focus on District 75 KYTC trucks64 D7 contract trucks15 D6 contract trucks 5 D12 contract trucks

“We like to be aggressive about clearing our roadways, but we also must be careful in our planning and judicious in our use of salt and other materials to ensure we don’t run out.” Secretary Hancock

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A1 Salt Broker800 tons$275 / ton

Redmond Salt (Utah)$40 /ton plus shippingCould not begin shipping until mid-March

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March 12

Ended Season with about 53,000 tons

Ended Season with about 53,000 tons

About 440 tons per county

Ended Season with about 53,000 tons

About 440 tons per county

Storms of March 2-5 required 48,000 tons

What did we do right?

Communication

Innovation

Teamwork

What can we do better?

Inventory tracking

More frequent vendor orders

Application rates

Increase reserves

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Salt Supply Expectation Report

Restocking for 2014-2015

Vendors proposed timeframe for deliveries to be completed.

1% penalty per day late.

Early orders have been late.

Waived penalties on summer orders if completed by Nov 1. (50% by Oct 15 for priority districts).

Salt Delivery Penalty Form

Thank You!