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All divisions at the Utah DOT TOC experienced improved staffing and better resource allocations when they had improved weather information.
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A simulation study modeled the impacts of a weather-responsive traffic signal timing system in Waterloo, Canada and estimated the system can reduce total intersection delay up to 20 percent.
Date Posted: 07/23/2020 | Source Date:
A weather responsive signal control system installed on a busy corridor in Utah improved travel times by 3 percent and reduced overall stopped times by 14.5 percent during severe winter weather events.
Date Posted: 08/29/2014 | Source Date:
Using a Speed Management System for winter maintenance resulted in zero (100 percent reduction) winter weather related accidents in one section of highway in Snowmass Canyon.
Date Posted: 02/20/2014 | Source Date:
Icy Curve Warning Systems in California reduced the number of annual crashes by 18 percent, and the system was estimated to provide safety benefits of $1.7 million dollars per winter season.
Date Posted: 01/28/2014 | Source Date:
A potential average reduction in rear-end conflicts of approximately 22 percent for moderate volume levels and 43 percent for high volume levels are projected to be most eliminated by a weather-responsive traffic signal system.
Date Posted: 12/17/2013 | Source Date:
Integrate Road Weather Information Systems program and Transportation Management Centers to improve internal operations practices.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
Variable Speed Limit System shows promise; crashes reduced to lowest level in a decade.
Date Posted: 08/06/2011 | Source Date:
Ensure compatibility of data format of the field-weather monitoring sensors with the central software in the transportation management center.
Date Posted: 08/04/2010 | Source Date:
In Finland, a benefit-cost analysis supported the deployment of weather information controlled variable speed limits on highly trafficked road segments.
Date Posted: 05/20/2008 | Source Date:
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