Estimates from Wyoming Department of Transportation Weather Integration Plan
Wyoming, United States
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) was chosen by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) to conduct a weather information self-evaluation and planning process. The weather integration plan was produced as a result of that process.
The table below shows the seven projects identified to carry out WYDOT's integration strategies, with their implementation costs and estimated Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs.
Project | Initial Cost | O&M cost |
Road Weather Information System (RWIS) Expansion |
$2,000,000
|
$400,000/year
|
Automatic Vehicle Location/Mobile Data Computer (AVL/MDC) |
$800,000
|
$100,000/year
|
Weather Information Manager (WIM) |
N/A
|
$100,000/year
|
Variable Speed Limit (VSL) Expansion |
$3,000,000
|
$200,000/year
|
Weather Information Tool |
$300,000
|
$15,000/year
|
Weather Alert Notification |
$20,000
|
$3,000/year
|
Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) Decision Support |
$150,000
|
$15,000/year
|
Wyoming Department of Transportation Statewide TMC Weather Integration Plan
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