Highway Maintenance Response Time Standards
Highway Maintenance Response Time Standards
Highway Maintenance Response Time Standards
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TPW - Winter <strong>Maintenance</strong> <strong>Standards</strong>RO90 - 104/105/106 Snow and Ice ControlNova Scotia Winter <strong>Maintenance</strong> <strong>Standards</strong>••••••••••••••••104/105/106 SNOW AND ICE CONTROLGENERAL1. The Operations Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that highways are maintained inaccordance with these Winter <strong>Maintenance</strong> <strong>Standards</strong>.2. These Winter <strong>Maintenance</strong> <strong>Standards</strong> establish levels of service on Provincial <strong>Highway</strong>s.The following winter maintenance levels of service for snow and ice control are based onroad classification and traffic volumes:Levels of Service TableLEVEL OFSERVICE Level 1A Level 1B Level 2 Level 3 Level 4Type ofRoads-All 100 Seriesand-Selected highvolumehighways-All Trunksand-Selectedhighways asper AADTlimits-All Routesand-Selectedhighways asper AADTlimits-All LocalRoads-All GravelRoadsAADT Limits > 7,500 7,500 - 4,000 4,000 - 1,500 < 1,500Winter Levels of Service DescriptionsClassification1A1BDescriptionEssentially Bare PavementEssentially Bare Pavement2 Centre Line Bare 2.5m to 5.0m3 Centre Line Bare 1.5m to 2.5mDecember 1, 2001
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