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Establish a centralized database for all winter maintenance-related weather information.

This project demonstrated the value of establishing a consolidated, Internet source of road-weather information that includes many types of data from a wide variety of sources. The ITD experience…
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05/11/2006

Maximize the value of an RWIS investment for maintenance staff through follow-on staff training and usage tracking.

This project demonstrated the importance of conducting follow-on training with maintenance personnel when providing them with a new winter road maintenance information tool, and then monitoring their…
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05/11/2006

Integrate various types of road weather information to promote utilization by the public.

There appears to be interest among travelers in receiving detailed road-weather information (i.e., more than a short narrative of road surface conditions) via the Internet. However, to promote…
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05/11/2006

Advanced snowplow control system that improves safety and efficiency of snow removal operations includes in-vehicle costs of $30,000 per snowplow, in-road costs of $18,000 per lane-mile, and annual maintenance costs of approximately $500 per snowplow

The RoadView research project was developed to determine the feasibility of implementing an advanced snowplow control system to improve the safety and efficiency of snow removal operations. By…
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11/02/2008