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... Magnesium and calcium chloride are also used, but to a lesser extent. There are many ways in which the agencies have experienced integrating these systems into their operations.
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... When faced with increasing demands from funding sources to validate expenditures, this type of advanced information could be increasingly useful. TRAVELER INFORMATION More than 95% of the agencies involved in this study replied that they report winter road conditions regularly to the public.
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... Weather Warning Systems Severe or problematic weather warning is another topic of interest. Nine of 21 agencies reporting indicated that they use severe weather warning systems for fog, visibility, flooded roads, or other conditions.
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  • share data
  • ice control
  • potassium acetate
  • flooded road

  • weather warning
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  • road conditions
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  • road condition
  • emergency operations
  • operations center
  • frost control

  • report winter
  • winter operation
  • blowing snow
  • freezing rain
  • state dot

  • responding agencies


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