Talkin Winter Ops
by Rick Nelson
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Episode 160: Colorado DOT meteorology and weather operations
Episode 160: Colorado DOT meteorology and weather operations
About this podcast
Listen in on conversations with experts in the field of road weather and winter road maintenance as they explain how their work helps make roads safer and passable during winter storm events.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 160 episodes
- Episode 160: Colorado DOT meteorology and weather operations · 50 minOn this episode we spend some time visiting with Mike Chapman, Colorado DOT about the state of the practice when it comes to weather forecasting for highway operations, some new…
- Episode 159: Maintenance people are special · 44 min · Season 9 Episode 159The AASHTO Committee on Maintenance meets annually to discuss highway maintenance, emerging trends, new technologies, and compare notes. In 2026 this meeting took place in…
- Episode 158: AI in Winter Operations: Hype or Help? · 1 h 6 min · Season 9 Episode 158Artificial Intelligence tools are seemingly everywhere and folks throughout transportation agencies are trying to get their heads, and hands, around this run away train. APWA…
- Episode 157: AMS Road Weather and Technology - 2026 National Briefing · 21 min · Season 9 Episode 157This National Briefing segment is presented by Dr. Brittany Welsh of the National Center For Atmospheric Research and Chair of the AMS Road Weather and Technology Committee…
- Episode 156: TRB WINTER MAINTENANCE - 2026 National Briefing · 15 min · Season 9 Episode 156This National Briefing segment is presented by Anna Arvidsson Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute and features the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing…
- Episode 155: WINTER SERVICE TC - 2026 National Briefing · 25 min · Season 9 Episode 155This National Briefing segment is presented by Peter Nutz, City of Vienna Austria and features the World Road Association’s Winter Service Technical Committee. Check out their…
- Episode 154: MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS TWG - 2026 National Briefing · 13 min · Season 9 Episode 154This National Briefing segment is presented by Jed Falgren Minnesota DOT and features the Maintenance Operations Technical Working Group of AASHTOs Maintenance Committee. One of…
- Episode 153: MAINTENANCE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - 2026 National Briefing · 34 min · Season 9 Episode 153This National Briefing segment is presented by Dave Huft South Dakota DOT and Ben Hersey DTN and features the Maintenance Decision Support System Pool Fund Study. This…
- Episode 152: CLEAR ROADS - 2026 National Briefing · 33 min · Season 9 Episode 152This National Briefing segment is presented by Danny Varilek South Dakota DOT and features the Clear Roads Pool Fund Study. Clear Roads’ work focus is on all things winter…
- Episode 151: AURORA - 2026 National Briefing · 22 min · Season 9 Episode 151This National Briefing segment is presented by James Roath Michigan DOT and features the Aurora Pool Fund Study. Aurora's work focus is on road weather, instrumentation, and…
- Episode 150: APWA - 2026 National Briefing · 23 min · Season 9 Episode 150This National Briefing segment is presented by Matt Morreim City of Shorewood, Minnesota and features the American Public Works Association (APWA) Winter Maintenance…
- Episode 149: AASHTO WINTER WEATHER MANAGEMENT TSP - 2026 National Briefing · 23 min · Season 9 Episode 149This National Briefing segment is presented by Jed Falgren Minnesota DOT and features AASHTO’s Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program. The Winter Weather…
- Episode 148: INTRODUCTION to the 2026 National Briefing · 4 min · Season 9 Episode 148Welcome to the 2026 National Winter Maintenance and Road Weather Briefing series! Each year, this special event brings together organizations from across the winter maintenance…
- Episode 147: The Georgia DOT Snow School · 51 min · Season 9 Episode 147No matter where you live or where you operate, people have come to expect that they can get where they need to go, whenever they need to go. And while snow and ice may be more…
- Episode 146: First storm of the season · 54 min · Season 9 Episode 146Every agency has gone through it. Perfect planning for winter, perfect preparation for that first storm, then mother nature sends a curve ball, all the planets line up and all…
- Episode 145: The winter app that isn't an app · 58 min · Season 9 Episode 145On this episode were going to showcase the work of a couple of innovative maintenance professionals long time friend and listener, Phillip Anderle turned me on to at the last…
- Episode 144: Communicate, Coordinate, Cooperate - the I-80 Corridor Coalition · 44 min · Season 9 Episode 144Born out of a desire to improve winter operations across state lines the Interstate 80 Corridor Coalition has grown into the second longest corridor coalition extending from the…
- Episode 143: Winter readiness, get your house in order · 49 min · Season 9 Episode 143While it's important to have stockpiles full, equipment repaired and ready, and staff training and assignments set, it's important to have your home weather ready as well. After…
- Bonus Episode 142: Pacific Northwest Snowfighters 2026 · 31 min · Season 9 Episode 142The Pacific Northwest Snowfighters Association will be holding their biannual conference for winter maintenance professionals and practitioners May 2026 in Spokane, Washington…
- Episode 141: Maintenance-If you think it's not important, just stop doing it · 46 min · Season 9 Episode 141From that moment the very first engineering project was completed the age of maintenance began. While the initial delivery of the public work carries a lot of fanfare nothing is…
