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Benefits: Weather

81 unique benefits found.

A Statewide Adverse Weather Forecasting Model in Montana Using Road Weather Information System Measurements Improved Forecasting Accuracy by 32 Percent.
Date Posted: 10/26/2022 | Source Date:
Dynamic Message Signs Displaying Weather Alerts Based on Roadside Pavement Sensors Were Associated with Up to a 1.5-mph Reduction in Average Speed and 2.0-mph Reduction in 85th-Percentile Speed.
Date Posted: 09/29/2022 | Source Date:
Changing Variable Speed Limit Signs from White to Amber Legend Decreased Crashes by Approximately 50 Percent and Increased Driver Compliance by Nine Percent in Utah.
Date Posted: 02/24/2022 | Source Date:
Simulation Study Estimates a Combination of Connected Vehicle Control and Variable Speed Limit Strategies Can Reduce Rear-End Crash Risk under Fog Conditions by 48.7 Percent.
Date Posted: 02/21/2022 | Source Date:
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.
Date Posted: 02/18/2022 | Source Date:
Intersection Conflict Warning Systems Installed at 93 Unsignalized Rural Intersections in Multiple States Had Estimated Benefit-to-Cost Ratios Ranging from 16 to 39.
Date Posted: 11/24/2021 | Source Date:
Analysis of Road Weather Information System Enhancements and Expansion in Montana Estimated to Save up to $2.2 Million in Crash Occurrence and Delay Costs.
Date Posted: 08/30/2021 | Source Date:
Crashes during Snow Events Declined 42 Percent after Winter Season Variable Speed Limit Corridor Implementation in Ohio.
Date Posted: 06/21/2021 | Source Date:
An Optimization-based Algorithm Can Reduce Deadhead Distance by 13.2 Percent for Winter Road Maintenance Operations in Northwest Iowa.
Date Posted: 03/30/2021 | Source Date:
Expanding Transportation Management Center (TMC) Operations to Include Lane-Blocking Response and Additional Signal Retiming Resulted in a 3.7 Benefit-Cost Ratio for the City of Austin, Texas.
Date Posted: 01/25/2021 | Source Date:
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