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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

ATIS Evaluation Framework

Abstract:

This report documents the results of a series of ITS project evaluations performed for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Five Washington state advanced traveler information system (ATIS) projects selected for federal ITS funding in FY 1999 required a local self-evaluation. Four of the projects provide traveler information with similar techniques--highway advisory radio (HAR), variable message signs (VMS), and road weather information systems (RWIS)--in different environments. One project focuses on heavily traveled mountain passes, while a second project focuses on travelers to a ferry terminal. A third project involves a freight corridor between the U.S. and Canada, while another project involves corridors heavily used by recreational travelers. The final project involves the expansion of a traveler information communications backbone with a fiber optic link to a traffic management center (TMC). Overall, there was general support among WSDOT staff for the view that ATIS services significantly enhance the DOT staff's ability to perform tasks related to maintenance, congestion monitoring, and road and weather condition monitoring. The report includes lessons learned in the areas of maintenance; rural deployment; project management; staffing, training, and support; and customer response.

Source(s):

Prepared by Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) for the Washington State Transportation Commission

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4085/dot_4085_DS1.pdf

Date: 2005

Author:

Kopf, Nee, Ishimaru, Hallenbeck

Keywords:


Dynamic Message Sign (DMS)
Road Weather Information System (RWIS)
Benefits
Institutional issues

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