The results of the research on road surface cleaning in the winter period are presented. Among the most time-consuming are works to ensure the passability and safety of road traffic in the winter period. They account for a significant part of road maintenance labor costs. At the current stage of the development of equipment designed for the destruction of snow-covered formations, it is possible to divide the devices according to several characteristics: manual devices and tools, according to the principle of action of the working body on the environment - mechanical, ultrasonic, thermal and thermodynamic. The snow cover is treated with reagents that prevent the compaction of snow by the wheels of motor vehicles and preserve its loose properties, and then, depending on the width of the road surface of the one-sided lane, several plow-brush snow plows are included in the work. Plow-brush snow plows have a productivity of 1500...7500 m3/h, rotary snow plows provide a productivity of 500...1375 t/h. To remove ice, mechanical working bodies of shock action are most often used, the working elements of which are in direct contact with the working environment. In general, they can be divided according to the nature of the energy used: vibration, scraping, milling, brushing, combined. The proposed equipment for cleaning roads from ice is attached to the base machine, its feature is that the design of its chipping knives allows not to destroy the road surface during operation.