Legislature(2005 - 2006)BUTROVICH 205
03/10/2005 01:30 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION
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| Start | |
| Overview Presentation: Pavement Rutting | |
| Overview Presentation: Anti-icing | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
March 10, 2005
1:32 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Charlie Huggins, Chair
Senator John Cowdery, Vice Chair
Senator Hollis French
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Gene Therriault
Senator Albert Kookesh
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
Overview Presentation:
Pavement Rutting Research Grant Program
Automated Bridge Anti-Icing
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
WITNESS REGISTER
Mr. Jerry DesJarlais
DesJarlais Construction
POSITION STATEMENT: Delivered overview presentation
Mr. Jack Hayden
DesJarlais Construction
POSITION STATEMENT: Delivered overview presentation
Mr. Michael St. Angelo
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Research Division
3132 Channel Dr.
Juneau, AK 99801-7898
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on the overview
Mr. Frank Richards
No address provided
POSITION STATEMENT: Commented on the overview
ACTION NARRATIVE
CHAIR CHARLIE HUGGINS called the Senate Transportation Standing
Committee meeting to order at 1:32:51 PM. Present were Senator
Hollis French and Chair Charlie Huggins.
The following is an overview Powerpoint presentation by Mr.
Jerry DesJarlais.
^Overview Presentation: Pavement Rutting
1:35:50 PM
Mr. Jerry DesJarlais began the Powerpoint slide presentation.
1:37:46 PM
Research program dedicated to developing.
Shooting for 10 yrs life out of pavement.
1:38:34 PM
Problem is rutting:
Premature failure
Safety
Cost
Public inconvenience
1:40:36 PM
Objectives:
Identify the main causes of rutting
Identify candidate pavement material
1:43:55 PM
Open forum between the committee members and the gallery.
Continuation of slide presentation:2:05:52 PM.
Scope:
Review previous work done by AKDOT/PF
Solicit data from other states
Identify causes of rutting
Test to identify rut resistant pavement material
Analyze data to develop appropriate pavement section
materials.
Deliverables:
Final Report
Budget/Time frame
$200,000
2 years
The slide presentation concluded at 2:09:32 PM. This marks the
beginning of an open forum question and answer period between
the committee members and distinct members of the gallery.
The open forum concluded at 2:25:57 PM.
^Overview Presentation: Anti-Icing
2:26:01 PM
The following is an overview presentation on Anti-Icing
presented by Mr. Jerry DesJarlais.
What is Anti-Icing?
"The snow and ice-control practice of preventing the formation
or development of bonded snow and ice by timely applications of
a chemical freezing-point depressant."
2:28:08 PM
Automation of anti-icing
Early detection
Fixed Automated Spray Technology (FAST)
Why to Spray? Safety!
Bridges freeze first
Maintenance
Accident reduction
Minnesota Bridge Project
I-35W & Mississippi River
2:31:45 PM
Ontario Canada
Before Boschung installation 14 accidents
After Boschung installation zero accidents
Pennsylvania
9 Boschung bridge installations
Zero accidents since installations
2:33:13 PM
FAST technology concept
FAST system theory of operation
2:37:00 PM
Schematic representation of a Peltier Pump
Data interpretation
25 years of experience
Systems operate with any chemical
2:49:21 PM
An environmental debate was held between the committee members
and distinct members of the gallery.
Continuation of slide presentation occurred at 2:55:39 PM.
Anti-Icing sprayers
2:59:50 PM
Mobile vs. Fixed
Surface temperature management
The presentation concluded at 3:00:59 PM.
3:03:32 PM
Mr. Jack Hayden delivered a Powerpoint slide presentation
updating the committee on the Alaska Department of
Transportation's response to anti-icing of the highways.
3:05:28 PM
In deck sensor
Temperature
Freeze point
RWIS systems
3:09:10 PM
CARS: Travel conditions input
511.Alaska.gov website
Communications to the public
3:10:46 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Huggins adjourned the meeting at 3:11:59 PM.
NOTE: The meeting was recorded and log notes were taken. A copy
of the recording and log notes may be obtained by contacting the
Senate Records Office at State Capitol, Room 3, Juneau, Alaska
99801 (mailing address), (907) 465-2870, and after adjournment
of the second session of the Twenty-Fourth Alaska State
Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the
Legislative Reference Library at (907) 465-3808.
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