Document Type

Report

Road Salt in Maine: An Assessment of Practices, Impacts and Safety

Authors

Jonathan Rubin, University of MaineFollow
Shaleen Jain, University of Maine
Mohammadali Shirazi, University of MaineFollow
Alainie A. Sawtelle, University of MaineFollow
Dikshya Parauli, University of Maine
Peggy McKee
Megan Bailey, University of MaineFollow

Publisher

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

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Publication Date

4-2022

Publisher location

Orono, ME

Abstract/ Summary

This report presents the results from a research project by a team from the University of Maine, in cooperation with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), that examines the use of road salt in Maine for winter travel safety. It summarizes winter maintenance practices, changing winter weather patterns, environmental impacts and costs, and winter road safety.

Repository Citation

Rubin, Jonathan; Jain, Shaleen; Shirazi, Mohammadali; Sawtelle, Alainie A.; Parauli, Dikshya; McKee, Peggy; and Bailey, Megan, "Road Salt in Maine: An Assessment of Practices, Impacts and Safety" (2022). Transportation. 11.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mcspc_transport/11

Version

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