Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) weather responsive traveler information (Wx-TINFO) system implementation project.

Details

• Creators:
  Toth, Christopher ; Waisley, Michael ; Schroeder, Jeremy L. ; Omay, Murat ; Castle, Collin ; Cook, Steve
• Corporate Creators:
  Battelle
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • State departments of transportation
  • Road weather information systems
  • Advanced traveler information systems
  • Implementation
  • Evaluation
  • Real time information
  • Traffic control centers
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-16-323
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
• Abstract:
  Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) strives to promote the ; development and implementation of cutting-edge techniques for maintaining safety, mobility, and productivity of ; roadways during adverse weather conditions. This report describes the system development, implementation, and ; evaluation of a recently completed Weather Responsive Traffic Management (WRTM) project in Michigan by the ; Michigan Department of Transportation. The MDOT Weather Responsive Traveler Information (Wx-TINFO) system ; brings together near real-time weather and environmental information collected from fixed and mobile data sources. ; The system processes the weather data and provides automated weather alerts and DMS message recommendations ; to Transportation Operations Center (TOC) Operators. The goal of Wx-TINFO is to integrate multiple weather data ; sources into a collective program that provides more accurate, timely, and effective messaging; thereby improving ; operating conditions during severe weather conditions. Overall, the evaluations indicate improved efficiency and ; effectiveness of traffic management activities during weather events. Furthermore, separate surveys of TOC Operators ; and the traveling public indicate that improvements in the system and traveler information were favorably perceived.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3594/dot_3594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.20 MB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d63320492dc4278bfc6122b3d6425d7e7e037eab93f34f9a2ac32a71a2c9042d8d8b473d09f22f627c1b399dba1ec83ef5969caf75e77201a5b5b6f7227d522b