Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Road Condition Reporting Application for Weather Responsive Traffic Management

Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Road Weather Management Program (RWMP) strives to promote the development and implementation of cutting-edge techniques for maintaining safety, mobility, and productivity of roadways during adverse weather conditions. A particular Weather Responsive Traffic Management (WRTM) strategy developed and described in this report involves mobile data collection and reporting system in Wyoming for road weather information during weather events. A concept of operations and an evaluation plan were developed and utilized in the project. The objectives of the system were to improve the efficiency of road condition reporting and actions taken in the Traffic Management Center (TMC), the timeliness of updated traveler information, and the situational awareness of field maintenance staff. This report documents the implementation and evaluation of the system. Overall, the evaluations indicate improved effectiveness and efficiency of road condition reporting and traffic management center activities during weather events. Furthermore, improvements in the TMC data management systems, frequency of road reports, and field information accuracy were also noted. The report contains the description, development, and implementation of the system; the evaluation approach and results; and conclusions, lessons learned, and recommendations based on the evaluation results.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3576
• Supplemental Notes:
  • FHWA Project Manager – Roemer Alfelor, FHWA Wyoming Division Liaison – Michael Kulbacki.
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201-2693

  McFarland Management, LLC

  1015 West Hays Street
  Boise, ID  United States  83702

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kitchener, Fred
  • Ragan, Ali
  • Garcia, Vince
  • Omay, Murat
  • Waisley, Michael
• Publication Date: 2015-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 65p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Highway traffic control; Road weather information systems
• Identifier Terms: Road Weather Management Program
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01594216
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-JPO-16-266
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 21 2016 4:47PM