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Date(s): July 30, 2003
Location: Audio/Web Broadcast
Cost: Members: $150.00
Non Members: $150.00
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Description: Anti-Icing has been shown to be more effective in keeping roadways open and safe during winter weather than traditional de-icing methods. It is more cost effective, has less negative environmental impact, increases road safety, yet many agencies that could be doing it, aren’t. Are you one of them?
For 2-hours we focus specifically on the application on sodium based salt-brine, its application, the equipment you need, and share the learning experiences of two winter maintenance professionals that have been using it for several years. It is easier than you think.
Speaker: Bret Hodne

Bret is the Superintendent of Public Works in the City of West Des Moines, Iowa. He has been with the city since 1989 and in his current position since 1994. He is the vice-chair of the APWA Winter Maintenance Subcommittee. In 1998, Bret was the State of Iowa’s APWA Chapter President. He currently serves on the Iowa LTAP Board of Directors. Bret has his BS in Public Administration.
Speaker: Dennis Burkheimer

Dennis is currently the Winter Operations Administrator for the Iowa Department of Transportation working in the Office of Maintenance. He is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Business Administration. Dennis is a member of the AASHTO Lead State team on Anti-Icing and Roadway Weather Information Systems (RWIS) and also a member of the training team for the Strategic Highway Research Program on RWIS and anti-icing. He is also a current member of the HITEC Automated Bridge Deicing System evaluation panel for the Freezefree 2000 system and Chair of the NCHRP 6-15 research project for standardized testing of RWIS sensors.

Dennis is responsible for administering the department’s $34 million snow and ice program. Some of his duties include the Anti-Icing and prewetting programs, development of snow and ice policies, procedures and guidelines, Roadway Weather Information Systems, and advanced technologies in snow and ice operations. He is also responsible for the investigation and evaluation of new materials, methods, and equipment to support winter operations and oversees the development of training for snow and ice operations
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