This briefing features the No Boundaries Pool Fund Study.  The No Boundaries pooled fund project is a community of practice of state DOT maintenance and operations professionals who share innovative maintenance technologies and practices to promote adaptation, implementation and broader use.

Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK [http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-NB-P.pdf] and If you want more information about No Boundaries check out the NO BOUNDARIES WEBSITE [https://maintainroads.org/] 

or email its Chair, Todd May [ToMay@indot.IN.gov] or the program support staff Kirsten Seeber [kirsten.seeber@ctcandassociates.com]

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Episode 135: 2025 National Briefing - No Boundaries

This briefing features the Professional Snowfighters Association a North American based non-profit professional association dedicated to creating a community of practice, based upon adherence to sound science as it seeks to improve knowledge and practices in the pursuit of safe and sustainable snowfighting by the winter maintenance community.  

For more information about this organization you can check out the PROFESSIONAL SNOWFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE [https://professionalsnowfightersassociation.org/] or email its President Dr. Wilf Nixon, PE [wilf@psassoc.org] 

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Episode 134: 2025 National Briefing - Professional Snowfighters Association

This briefing features the work of the American Meteorological Societies Committee on Road Weather and Technology.  Focusing on advances weather science and technologies to fashion solutions to advance mobility during winter events the committee has many projects relevant to the highway community.

Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK [http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-AMS-P.pdf] and If you want more information about this Committee you can check out the ROAD WEATHER AND TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE [https://www.ametsoc.org/cwwce/committees/road-weather-and-technology/]

or email the Chair, Dr. Brittany Welsh [bmwelch@ucar.edu] 

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Episode 133: 2025 National Briefing - AMS

This briefing features the international Winter Service Technical Service Committee of the PIARC.  This Technical Committee focuses on activities facing all winter maintenance organizations across the globe.  

Check out the PRESENTATION SLIDE DECK [http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-PIARC-P.pdf] and If you want more information about this Technical Committee you can check out their website at: PIARC Winter Service TC [https://www.piarc.org/en/PIARC-Association-Roads-and-Road-Transportation/PIARC-Technical-Committees/Strategic-Theme-Road-Safety-Sustainability/Technical-Committee-Winter-Service]

or email Chair Peter Nutz [peter.nutz@wien.gv.at] 

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Episode 132: 2025 PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee

American Public Works Associations Winter Maintenance Subcommittee is the focus of this briefing.  The Winter Maintenance Subcommittee’s mission is to promote the development and use of the safest, most cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally sensitive winter maintenance technologies, equipment, materials, and practices; thus providing citizens with excellent quality of life during the snow and ice season.

If you want more information about this organization you can check out the WINTER MAINTENANCE SUBCOMMITTEE WEBSITE [https://www.apwa.org/group/winter-maintenance-subcommittee/] 

or email the Chair Matt Morreim [mmorreim@ci.shorewood.mn.us]

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Episode 131: 2025 National Briefing - APWA

This episode of the National Briefing features the Maintenance Decision Support System Pool Fund Study.  This organization is advancing winter maintenance decision support through advanced forecasting and understanding of the winter weather system yielding an operational system to aid agencies in winter maintenance treatment strategies.

Check out the presentation slide deck at: http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-MDSS-P.pdf and If you want more information about this Technical Working Group you can check out the Maintenance Committee website at: https://mdss.dtn.com/https://mdss.dtn.com/ [https://mdss.dtn.com/]

or email its Chair Dave Huft [Dave.Huft@state.sd.us] or project support team Shawn Truelson [shawn.truelson@dtn.com]

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Episode 130: 2025 National Briefing - MDSS

On this episode of the National Briefing features AASHTOs Winter Weather Management Technical Service Program, Formerly SICOP. Winter Weather Management work focuses on the identification, promotion, and collaboration efforts necessary to advance state of the practice winter maintenance and road weather techniques. 

Check out the presentation slide deck at: http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-WWM-P.pdf and If you want more information about this Technical Working Group you can check out the Maintenance Committee website at: https://transportation.org/winter-weather-management/

or email Chair Brad Darr [bdarr@nd.gov] or their subject matter expert Rick Nelson [rnelson@talkinwinterops.com] 

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Episode 129: National Briefing - Winter Weather Management TSP

On this episode of the National Briefing we feature the Clear Roads Pool Fund Study.  Clear Roads focus is on all things winter maintenance from driver safety to liquid chemicals.   

Check out the presentation slide deck at: http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-CR-P.pdf and If you want more information about this Technical Working Group you can check out the Clear Roads website at: https://www.clearroads.org/

or email the current Chair Todd Law [Todd.Law@vermont.gov] or program support Greg Waidley [greg.waidley@ctcandassociates.com] 

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Episode 128: 2025 National Briefing - Clear Roads

On this episode of the National Briefing we feature the Aurora Pool Fund Study. Aurora's work focus is on road weather, instrumentation, and forecasting among other related activities. 

Check out the presentation slide deck at: http://talkinwinterops.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-Aurora-P.pdf and If you want more information about their work you can check out their website at: https://www.aurora-program.org/

or email the current Chair Mike Chapman [michael.chapman@state.co.us] or Zach Hans [Mailto:zhans@iastate.edu] project support

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Episode 127: 2025 National Briefing - Aurora

In just the past few weeks there have been big changes at TRB that include the Winter Maintenance and the Road Weather Committees.  On this episode of the National Briefing Paul Pisano, former chair of the Road Weather Committee is here to share the changes and what you can do to stay engaged with the new committees.  

If you want to submit your name to be considered for membership in the new Standing Committee on Winter Maintenance and Response to Weather Events follow this link to the interactive organization chart of committees and click on the Transportation Infrastructure Group (AK000) https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/other/trb/standing-technical-committees/. Once there click on Section-Management Systems for Construction and Maintenance (AKJ00), then to the Standing Committee On Winter Maintenance and Response to Weather Events (AKJ17).   

You can also reach out to Paul Pisano at paul@allealle.com  

Watch the video and presentation along with all the other briefings on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Talkinwinterops 

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Episode 126: 2025 National Briefing - TRB Update

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.

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