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Course Outline
Winter Storms
- Understanding winter storms
- How to interpret forecasts
Using Winter Weather Technology
- Contract forecast services
- Pavement temperature sensors
- Road Weather Information Services (RWIS)
- Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
- Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS)
Snow and Ice Chemicals
- Snow and ice pavement conditions
- Selecting materials and methods
- Salt properties and performance
- Alternative chemicals
- Anti-icing chemicals as a bond preventer
- Abrasives
Winter Maintenance Liability
- Liability concerns in winter operations
- How to minimize potential for liability
- Case examples
Winter Maintenance Environmental Considerations
- Environmental impacts of salt
- Salt impacts data and trends
- Stormwater permit conditions
- Changes in operations to address salt impacts
- Winter maintenance equipment calibration
Street Winter Maintenance Operations
- Planning & coordination of operations
- Staff training
- Equipment
- Mechanical Removal
- Deicing and Anti-icing
- Deicing Anti-icing policy
- Chemical blends
- Application rates
Winter Maintenance from a Contractor’s Perspective
- Coordination of winter operations
- Equipment selection/productivity
- Use of liquids for anti-icing and de-icing
- Innovative approaches to winter maintenance
- Effective winter services contract
Winter Maintenance for Facilities Buildings and Grounds
- Planning and policies for effective winter grounds maintenance
- Mobilizing personnel and equipment
- Sidewalks, steps, and building enterences
- Parking lots and parking structures
- Equipment and techniques
- Anti-icing
- Reducing environmental impacts
We reserve the right to alter course schedule and substitute speakers when necessary.
Course Schedule
Registration Date/Time:
9/5/2025 8:45am Central Time
Event Dates/Times:
- 9/5/2025 9:00am - 11:00am Central Time
- 9/12/2025 9:00am - 11:00am Central Time
- 9/19/2025 9:00am - 11:00am Central Time
- 9/26/2025 9:00am - 11:00am Central Time
- 10/3/2025 9:00am - 11:00am Central Time
- 10/10/2025 9:00am - 11:00am Central Time
Program Director & Instructors
Program Director
Benjamin Jordan
Michael Adams
Meteorologist
Mike Adams founded Weather Management Solutions, continuing the contract he had with Wisconsin DOT as Road Weather Information System Program Manager for Matrix Management Group. He is a past Program Chair for Aurora, an international consortium dedicated to RWIS research, as well as a member of the American Meteorological Society. He also held various positions as a United States Air Force weather officer supporting both flying and ground operations from 1983-1995. Mike has a BS and MS in meteorology from Penn State and his publications include Innovative Uses Of RWIS Technologies In Wisconsin’s Winter Maintenance Operations, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, 1998; and Aurora Program Research Activities, American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, 2003.
Benjamin Jordan
Program Director
Benjamin J. Jordan, PE, is a program director with Interdisciplinary Professional Programs in the transportation sector. He has over 35 years of experience in civil engineering and public works. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Master of Public Affairs degree with a Certificate in Public Management from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.
Richard Balgowan