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Michigan DOT saved $2.1 million per year and reduced salt usage by 25 percent after deploying a maintenance decision support system (MDSS) and installing AVL/GPS equipment on 340 maintenance vehicles.

FINDINGS Below are findings from several recent evaluation projects that show how more efficient and proactive road weather operations as well as better informed transportation maintenance and…
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Date Posted
05/20/2020

A survey of State and local transportation agencies found that AVL applications for highway maintenance can have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 2.6:1 to 24:1 or higher.

RESULTSThe assessment indicated that the application of AVL in highway maintenance has a benefit-to-cost ratio ranging from 2.6:1 using conservative assumptions, to 24:1 (or higher) using moderate…
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Date Posted
05/22/2008

Integrate weather information into Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations to enhance the ability of operators to manage traffic in a more responsive and effective way during weather events.

Extend the application of emergency integration best practices to further improve emergency operations.

Adopt best practices for integrating emergency information into Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations to improve performance and increase public mobility, safety and security.

Design the system to withstand the demands of the physical environment in which it will be deployed.

When deploying a new system, it is important to envision the operation of the device in the environment where it will be used. Designers should take into consideration the end-users; the conditions…
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Date Posted
06/15/2006

Design and tailor system technology to deliver information of useful quality and quantity, that the user can reasonably absorb.

VDOT's experience in implementing a pilot program for automatic vehicle location (AVL) system in its snow removal truck fleet provides some useful guidance for this type of deployment. The system…
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Date Posted
06/15/2006