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Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0

Title:

Priority, Market-Ready Technologies and Innovations: Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS)

Abstract:

This flyer describes the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS), which is an enabling technology that integrates weather forecasting (both atmospheric and surface weather conditions) with the state of the practice in winter road maintenance. The MDSS helps managers make efficient use of personnel and equipment. The flyer describes benefits, deployment goals, and deployment status.

Source(s):

FHWA, Publication No. FHWA-HRT-06-039. For an electronic copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2006

Author:

FHWA

Keywords:


Decision support
Benefits

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