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Title:

Road Weather Information System Decision Support Tool

Abstract:

The primary objective of this study was to provide a systematic methodology that could be used by highway agencies seeking to identify the costs and benefits associated with implementing a Road Weather Information System (RWIS). The RWIS decision support tool provides highway agency decision makers with a methodology through which different RWIS implementation alternatives can be evaluated from economic, qualitative, and environmental perspectives. The tool also includes an RWIS project prioritization model that ranks various RWIS projects by need to help determine and document which potential sites have the most critical need. This report includes two case studies demonstrating the use of the tool. The report concludes with an RWIS implementation plan for the Texas DOT and recommendations for future research.

Source(s):

University of Texas-Austin, Center for Transportation Research. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 1997

Author:

Haas, Weissmann, McKeever, Greer

Keywords:


Decision support
Benefits
Costs

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