Maine Road Salt Risk Assessment Project

Maine Road Salt Risk Assessment Project

The Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, with help from the Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research and Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Public Administration at the University of Maine, is reviewing policy options related to the use of road salts by the Maine Department of Transportation.  The overall goal of the project is to develop among stakeholders a common understanding of the public policy issues and the relationships between funding, current research, levels of service, and risks associated with the use of road salts.  An examination of available data on road safety, vehicular travel, transportation infrastructure, economic cost, environmental impacts, and winter maintenance practices will inform the study.
 
This website is a means to disseminate information regarding the Road Salt Project to the project advisory committee and stakeholders. The project will conclude with a final report in January 2010.