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46.95
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-119.99
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In Vantage, Washington an automated anti-icing system installed on I-90 had a benefit-to-cost ratio of 2.36:1, with benefits including fewer winter weather-related crashes and more efficient use of abrasives.
FINDINGS
The present worth of costs, the present worth of benefits and the benefit-to-cost ratio were calculated with WSDOT’s Benefit/Cost Worksheet for Collision Reduction. Cost elements included…
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Date Posted
04/06/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03),
Winter Maintenance (MC04),
Weather Data Collection (WX01),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03),
Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09)
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In Vantage, Washington the deployment of an automated anti-icing system on I-90 was projected to eliminate up to 80 percent of snow and ice related crashes.
FINDINGSUsing historical crash data, the annual rate of collisions over a three-year period was determined and compared to the expected rate of collisions after system implementation. It was…
Content type
Date Posted
04/06/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03),
Winter Maintenance (MC04),
Weather Data Collection (WX01),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03),
Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09)
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Initial cost estimate for an anti-icing system on I-90 near Vantage, Washington was $559,500.
To address weather-related accidents on I-90 near Vantage, Washington, the Washington State DOT (WSDOT) assessed the benefits and costs of deploying an automated anti-icing system to prevent the…
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Made Public Date
12/29/2003
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03),
Winter Maintenance (MC04),
Infrastructure Monitoring (MC09),
Weather Data Collection (WX01),
Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03)
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
