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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Meeting the Challenges of Adverse Weather: A Blueprint for Road Weather Research

Abstract:

Integration of weather and transportation has been a recognized goal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for years. This document outlines the FHWA's Road Weather Research Blueprint for achieving that goal. This strategy is guided by the FHWA Strategic Plan, and supports the Agency's goals in safety, mobility, congestion, productivity, security, and environment. The blueprint is a 10-year plan to advance the state-of-the-art and the state-of-the-practice in road weather management. The following pages walk through the key issues and challenges, always keeping in mind the needs of the public ? the ultimate customers. It discusses the requirements of those who manage the transportation system, and summarizes the types of adverse weather that affect the system. It describes the varying geographic environments in which adverse weather occurs and in which transportation managers must manage the system. This blueprint prioritizes research areas and presents a specific research program in which the state-of-the-art and the state-of-the-practice can be cost-effectively advanced within an appropriate management structure.

Source(s):

Cambridge Systematics, Prepared for the FHWA Road Weather Management Program

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/resources/publications/fhwa/blueprtrdwxrecsi.pdf

Date: 2003

Author:

Cambridge Systematics

Keywords:


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