Assessment of Montana Road Weather Information System
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2017-01-01
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Alternative Title:Assessment of Montana road weather information system (RWIS) : final report
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TRIS Online Accession Number:01634715
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Edition:Final Report: February 2015 to January 2017
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Abstract:Weather presents considerable challenges to highway agencies both in terms of safety and operations. State transportation agencies have developed road weather information systems (RWIS) to address such challenges. Road weather information has been used by highway agencies in many applications, the primary being for winter maintenance, but also for traveler information, and weatherrelated intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) currently has 73 RWIS stations throughout the state that have been used as a major source of weather data for transportation applications. This project was undertaken to perform a comprehensive review and assessment of MDT’s RWIS program to ensure the efficient use of weather data in various transportation applications and the optimum use of MDT resources. Six major project tasks were completed for this project including a state of the art review, a state of the practice review, a Montana RWIS needs assessment, a weather data and software analysis, a benefit cost analysis, and the development of a site prioritization model. Methods and findings from each task are detailed in this report along with a set of recommendations including considerations for the future direction of MDT RWIS system.
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