GuidelineCore resource
Handbook for Sweep-Salting of Cycleways
Anna Niska, Göran Blomqvist, Tomas Stomberg · 2023
Summary
A practical handbook for implementing sweep-salting on cycleways, covering route planning, equipment, salt application, operational procedures and performance monitoring. It combines research findings with practical experience and provides checklists, templates and training materials for winter maintenance professionals.
Summary in original language (Swedish)
En praktisk handbok om planering, genomförande och uppföljning av sopsaltning på cykelvägar, med konkreta råd, saltmallar och utbildningsmaterial.
- Topics
- Maintenance & OperationsData & Monitoring
- Target audience
- Maintenance
- Mode
- WalkingCyclingWheeling
- Conditions
- WinterSnowyIcySlushyWetDark
- Countries
- Sweden(National guidance, developed in collaboration with Karlstad Municipality)
- Language
- Swedish
- Access
- Open access
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Organisations
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