Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program: Saving Lives and Preserving Mobility Under the Worst Conditions

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Road Weather Management Program (U.S.)
• Contributor:
  Pisano, Paul A.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Road weather information systems
  • Weather
  • Transportation planning
  • Weather conditions
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-OP-01-001
• Resource Type:
  Other
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Road Weather Management Program (U.S.)
• Description:
  Severe weather has a major impact on the daily operations of our Nation's roads, from the Interstate system to rural routes. These roads connect people to each other and to their livelihoods. In a major metropolitan area, a one-day shutdown caused by heavy snowfall can cost tens of millions of dollars. But even more important, about 7,000 people lose their lives and 450,000 incur injuries under adverse weather conditions. S So it's vitally important to develop integrated weather information systems that keep everyone moving safely and allow for efficient treatment of weather threats. Toward this end, the Federal Highway Administration is bringing people together at the national level to create a common vision of a Road Weather Management Program, and to help · develop the leadership necessary at the State and local levels.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/58209/dot_58209_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 493.39 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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