A multi-purpose snow removal instrument is being developed to help effectively remove snow from downtownareas. The instrument is detachable on a regular cargo truck and consists of a blower and a snow melter. Theblower transports snow from the road surface to the melting tank, and the water melted in the tank is drainedaway to sewers on the roadsides. The main purpose of the instrument is to melt away snow quickly from theroad surface. The rapid snow removal is expected to increase road capacity considerably. This study is toevaluate its effectiveness by incorporating microscopic traffic simulation modeling and travel demand elasticitywith respect to snowfall. The analysis result shows that the multi-purpose snow removal instrument helpsincrease traffic volume by 6% and travel speed by 13% when compared to those of ordinary snow plows.
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