Project: determine the optimum mix of de-icing products, given the spreading surface (number of kilometers) and the benefits of available products (road salt, calcium chloride, abrasives, etc.)
Project specifications: optimum performance and road safety
Timeframe: 2011 to 2018
Main customer challenges
Improve the general condition of gravel roads (potholes and frost boil from freezing)
Reduce the amount of abrasives spread
Abrasive piles are frozen and hard to handle during snow removal operations
Solutions recommended
Mix of salt and gravel, ideal for asphalt roads (no gravel): cover large surfaces in harsher weather conditions (Rimouski-Neigette) for safe roads (excellent for traction)
Reduced amounts of abrasive, since it sticks to ice
Results and customer impact
Significant improvement of road quality
Fewer snow removal operations and less abrasive loss from bouncing through better ground adhesion of the Somavrac C.C. mix
Uniform, malleable piles at lower temperatures
Non-abrasive for the municipality’s salt spreader tank