Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Current Practices in Transportation Management During Inclement Weather
Abstract:
Best practices include road weather and traffic surveillance to assess threats to transportation system performance, arterial and freeway management to regulate roadway capacity, as well as dissemination of advisory information to influence traveler decisions and driver behavior. These management practices are employed in response to various weather threats including low visibility, high winds, precipitation, hurricanes, flooding, and avalanches. Weather-related transportation management practices (1) improve mobility by increasing roadway capacity and promoting uniform traffic flow, (2) increase public safety by minimizing crash risk and exposure to hazards, as well as (3) enhance the safety and productivity of road maintenance personnel.
Source(s):
Institute of Transportation Engineers 2002 Annual Meeting, Mitretek Systems and FHWA
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/resources/publications/fhwa/ite2002_currentprac.pdf
Date: 2002
Author:
Goodwin, Pisano
Keywords:
Traffic management
Traveler information
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