The online guide draws together research from across the industry to help municipal and highway engineers make more informed decisions. It includes guidance on a range of areas – from predicting and responding to events, managing traffic to avoid grid lock, salt reserve and treatment strategies right through to communicating with the public and managing expectations.
Periods of extreme weather remain relatively rare in the UK, making it harder to predict and plan when resources should be employed.
Damian McGettrick from ICE’s Municipal Expert Panel said: “The bouts of extreme weather seen over the last few years and currently in some parts of the UK, result in widespread disruption to the transport network and have a significant impact upon commerce. Such incidences have also identified some areas in the supply chain that are in need of improvement. This online resource provides a great ‘one stop shop’ for the engineers managing our critical road transport infrastructure in the face of adverse weather conditions. It will help them in making informed decisions and also give them access to other information, literature and best practice from right across the industry.”
The guide is freely available from the ICE's website.
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