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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

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Title:

An Overview of Federal Highway Administration Road Weather Management Program Activities

Abstract:

The Road Weather Management program of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) seeks to understand weather impacts on roads and promote techniques to improve roadway operations in inclement weather. This paper presents an overview of program objectives, various research and outreach projects, as well as tools used by traffic, emergency and maintenance managers.

Source(s):

FHWA Road Weather Management Program and Mitretek Systems

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/best_practices/AMSoverviewFinal2.pdf

Date: 2003

Author:

Pisano, Hicks, Persaud, Goodwin, Stern

Keywords:


Environmental Sensor Station (ESS)
Institutional issues
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Traffic management
Weather information
Winter maintenance

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