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Consider Using a Web-Based Mapping Tool to Improve Stakeholders’ Real-Time and Forecasted Flood Inundation Depths Along Roads, Bridges, and Other Transportation Assets.

The tool uses a mapping feature combined with a dashboard for each gage on the map. The following lessons learned can be applied from NCDOT’s experience with the tool: In addition to using real time…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
09/29/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Consider Automating Weather-Related Messages on Digital Message Sign Systems, in Addition to Travel Times, Using Data from Environmental Sensor Stations.

Consider automating weather-related messages, in addition to travel times. This study clearly demonstrated that it is possible to automate the display of weather-related messages using Environmental…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
08/31/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States   |   Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Michigan Digital Message Sign Study Reported an Installation Cost of $72,000 and an Annual Operation Cost of $2,300.

Digital Message Signs (DMS) (also referred to as dynamic message signs, variable message signs, or changeable message signs) are an important part of the Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS)…
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System Cost
Made Public Date
08/31/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Work Zone Management (MC06)
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States   |   Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Evaluation of Existing Digital Message Signs in Michigan Revealed a 5.66 mph Reduction in Speed after Seeing the Weather-Related Message on Traffic Speeds.

METHODOLOGY Several field case studies were conducted to understand the effectiveness of particular messages and types of DMS, including weather-related DMS messages on driver speeds; exploring the…
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Benefit
Date Posted
08/31/2023
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Work Zone Management (MC06), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States   |   Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Field Test of Automated Vehicles in Adverse Weather Found Radar and Camera Systems Were Still Susceptible to Rain and Ice, But Not as Consistently as the Vision-only System.

Rain and water on the pavement do not disrupt vehicles’ abilities to sense lane lines in most cases. In the vast majority of test runs, vehicles were able to detect the lane line and steer back into…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
09/27/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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East Liberty, Ohio, United States

Use Mobile Road Weather Information Sensors and Maintenance Decision Support Systems to Reduce Material Usage and Increase Cost Savings for Winter Road Maintenance Operations.

Use mobile RWIS and MDSS to reduce material usage and increase cost savings. CDOT reported that districts that used mobile RWIS reported an approximate 20 percent reduction in material usage,…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
05/31/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Data Collection (WX01), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Colorado, United States   |   Indiana, United States   |   Michigan, United States   |   Minnesota, United States

Integrate Telematics into Transportation Management Center (TMS) Operator Dashboards to Effectively Allocate Resources for Winter Operation Activities and Facilitate Real-Time Evaluations.

Integrate telematics into real-time analytic dashboards to expedite evaluations and facilitate effective resource allocation. The effective fleet management of snowplow trucks allows agencies to…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
04/21/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Transportation Infrastructure Protection (PS09), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Vehicle-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM02), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Indiana, United States

Simulation Study Estimates That a Fleet of Connected Vehicles Would Improve Safety Benefits from Weather-Responsive Traffic Management by 20 Percent in Severe Weather, As Measured by Inverse Time-to-Collision.

Methodology Three weather-responsive management strategies (WRMS) for I-80 in Wyoming were evaluated using a framework consisting of a simulation platform network module, a simulation manager…
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Benefit
Date Posted
02/18/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Winter Maintenance (MC04), Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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Wyoming, United States   |   Chicago, Illinois, United States

Standardize Mobile Weather Sensor Data For Use Under Future Connected Vehicle-Enabled Weather Responsive Traffic Management Systems.

The following summarizes the lessons learned from the pilot implementation in Washington State and Delaware and the WRTM stakeholder meeting that took place in Raleigh, NC in 2017. Plan for a…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
01/27/2022
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
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Washington, United States   |   Delaware, United States

Visualization Tools that Integrate Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) Data and On-board Device Monitoring Equipment Can Help Snowplow Supervisors Make Timely Decisions and Improve Winter Maintenance Operations.

The following are lessons learned on the processing and integration of AVL data for the snowplow fleet. Integrate large data streams to a common reference and create visualizations to display…
Content type
Lesson
Date Posted
11/24/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02)
Geolocation links
Iowa, United States
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