1. 2014 Snow and Ice Program Kentucky Department of Highways

2. 2013-14 SNIC Costs

4. Mighty Mike

5. Environmental Considerations

6. Liquid Facilities Maintenance

7. Soil Tests for Chlorides Sample IDRPResults US127NB A A 89.0 US127NB B A 124.0 US127SB A A 115.0 US127SB B A 65.0 I64WB A Int 47.0 I64WB B Int 38.0 US60WB A A 35.0 US60WB B A 40.0 I75NB A Int 22.5 I75NB B Int 78.5 BGPEB A A 89.0 BGPEB B A 43.0 KYOL A A 98.0 KYOL B A 90.5 US460 A A 99.5Min = 21.5 (C Route) US460 B A 80.5Max = 124.0 (A Route) KY1685 A C 96.0 KY1685 B C 60.5KPDES Storm Water Discharge KY2919 A C 31.0limit at 1200 ppm KY2919 B C 21.5

8. Safety Notes More time on the road = more accidents Falls 22 reported last SNIC season (19 from truck) Be sure to include Safety Coordinator in trainings

14. Brine/CaCl Application

15. 1-Hour After Treatment

16. 2-Hours After Treatment

17. 4-Hours After Treatment

18. Hard Pack With Heavy Traffic

19. Preparation Reminders Materials restocked Equipment retrofit Equipment calibrated Fill stations repaired Training (KYTC & Contractor) Contract truck inspections Readiness letter from CDE SNIC maps updated

20. Training Classes KYTC Staff ◦Safety ◦Equipment Calibration ◦Salt Usage ◦Route Plans ◦NWS Guest Speaker Contract vendors ◦Safety ◦Department Guidelines ◦Equipment Calibration ◦Salt Usage ◦Barn protocol ◦Response Time ◦Driver Requirements Simulator

21. 2014 Simulator Schedule October 27, 28, 29 & 30 – Jackson D.O. ◦Districts 10,11 & 12 October 31 – Somerset D.O. ◦District 8 November 3, 4, 5 & 6 – Scott Co. Maint. ◦Districts 5,6,7 & 9 November 7, 10 & 12 – Leitchfield ◦Districts 3 & 4 November 13 & 14 – Princeton ◦Districts 1 & 2

22. New Materials Clear Lane ◦8000 tons available to KY Magic Salt – (Liquid Enhancer) ◦Districts 3, 6 & 7 ◦Liquid blend ◦Stockpile treatment Beet 55 – (Liquid Enhancer) ◦District 1 ◦Liquid blend Blue Dye – Morgan County

23. Empty Cave

25. Inventory as of September 8th DistrictInventory Capacity% Cap 1 8,70720,775 42% 2 19,76426,300 75% 3 16,75719,200 87% 4 20,29622,800 89% 5 29,96940,700 74% 6 7,73231,200 25% 7 12,14234,000 36%

26. DistrictInventory Capacity % Cap 8 15,02719,950 75% 9 9,23824,600 38% 10 7,11817,800 40% 11 14,75120,300 73% 12 16,68325,400 66% Cave 24,00071,500 34% State 178,184303,025 59%

27. Material Restocking Liquids – ok Salt – expect delays Delivery Spread Sheet Penalties Do not over-fill sheds/domes Louisville and D7 storage

28. Salt Usage 2013/14 - 440,355 tons Last Season Tactics: ◦Backed app rates down to 200 lbs plm ◦Daytime snowfall – relied on plowing ◦Use of aggregates on C Routes ◦No overnight work on C Routes ◦Liquids to de-ice

29. AVL Plans/511/SNIC Maps Expansion to focus on District 7 5 KYTC trucks 64 D7 contract trucks 15 D6 contract trucks 5 D12 contract trucks

30. “We like to be aggressive about clearing our roadways, but we also must be careful in our planning and judicious in our use of salt and other materials to ensure we don’t run out.” Secretary Hancock

33. A1 Salt (Broker) 800 tons $275 / ton

34. A1 Salt Broker 800 tons $275 / ton Redmond Salt (Utah) $40 /ton plus shipping Could not begin shipping until mid-March

46. Ended Season with about 53,000 tons

47. About 440 tons per county

48. Ended Season with about 53,000 tons About 440 tons per county Storms of March 2-5 required 48,000 tons

49. What did we do right? Communication Innovation Teamwork

50. What can we do better? Inventory tracking More frequent vendor orders Application rates Increase reserves

51. Salt Usage Since 1974

52. Average Usage Before/After 1994

53. Salt Supply Expectation Report

54. Restocking for 2014-2015 Vendors proposed timeframe for deliveries to be completed. 1% penalty per day late. Early orders have been late. Waived penalties on summer orders if completed by Nov 1. (50% by Oct 15 for priority districts).

55. Salt Delivery Penalty Form

56. Thank You!