Highway Maintenance Response Time Standards

TPW - Winter Maintenance StandardsRO90 - 104/105/106 Snow and Ice Controlnormal winter road condition reporting. The Operations Supervisor (or other authorizedpersonnel) shall submit regular scheduled road reports to the Department’scentral road reporting office three times per day (6am,12pm,4pm). Any changesin severe weather or road conditions, which occur between specified reportingperiods, should be reported immediately to the Department’s road reportingoffice.3. The Operations Supervisor (or other authorized personnel) shall keep accurate and legibledaily logs. The log shall consist of the following information:• Temperature every hour.• Type and amount of precipitation every hour.• Dispatch, loading and end times for all vehicles.• Operators on duty.• Start and stop of storm event.• Type of activity being performed (plowing, salting, sanding)• Vehicle breakdowns or accidents• Emergency calls to the dispatch• Amount of material loaded (salt and sand)• Supervisor in charge.CONDITIONSA. From the time unfavorable road conditions occur and winter equipment is required, theOperations Supervisor has a maximum of one (1) hour to have the required equipmentworking in the assigned areas of responsibility. For the safety of the public, it is essentialthat the response time is kept to a minimum.B. The Operations Supervisor shall deploy winter maintenance operations prior to theaccumulation of the specified snow depth if the roads are hazardous, slippery or ice orslush is developing.C. Levels of ServiceI. Level 1A - Essentially Bare PavementThe defined level of service for Level 1A is essentially bare pavement, and is theobjective to be reached as soon as possible after the storm has ended or abated,normally within eight (8) hours. This level of service applies to 100 Serieshighways and other selected high volume highways with an average daily trafficvolume greater than 7,500 vehicles per day. To achieve this level of service, theOperations Supervisor shall remove snow and apply deicer as described in theseDecember 1, 2001