FHWA Road Weather Management Program • Conducts Research, Development and Deployment Activities to improve Road Weather Management practices • Helps agencies manage highway operations under adverse weather conditions ― Traveler Informat ion S yst ems ― Traf f ic Cont rol S t rat egies ― Maint enance Management S t rat egies • Coordinates with the Transportation and Weather Communities ― Int ernal : FHWA and other US DOT agencies ― Ext ernal : S tate DOT’ s, Counties, Cities, National Weather S ervice, Academia, Private S ector Providers, Organizations 1
FHWA RWM Program Elements • S takeholder Coordination • Performance Management and Evaluation • Road Weather Connected/ Automated Vehicle Research and Applications • Weather Responsive Management S trategies • Technology Transfer, Training and Education • Climate Change and S ustainability 2
S takeholder Coordination • RWMP-sponsored Workshops/Meetings – Annual RWM S takeholder Meeting – WRTM Workshop (biennial) – RWM Regional Roundtables • Stakeholder-sponsored Meetings – TRB S urface Transportation and Winter Maintenance Committees – AAS HTO Maintenance and TS O Committees – AAS HTO S now and Ice Cooperative Program – American Meteorological S ociety, NOAA – Aurora, Clear Roads and TMC Pooled Fund Programs – PIARC – etc. 3
Road Weather CAV Tools/ Apps • Weather Data Environment (WxDE) • CV-Enabled Weather Responsive Traffic Mgmt. • Integrating Mobile Observations (IMO) • Pikalert (Vehicle Data Translator) • Integrated Model for Road Condition Prediction • Cooperative Automated Driving S ystems 4
Tech Transfer, Training & Education • Web-based Training Courses – Principles and Tools for RWM – RWIS Equipment and Operations – Weather-Responsive Traffic Management • Guidelines Deployment – CV-WRTM Deployment Guide – ES S / RWIS S iting Guidelines – Road Weather Messaging Guide – VS L Implementation – TMC Weather Integration • Webinars – ITS JPO T3 – National Operations Center of Excellence 5
EDC-4: Weather S avvy Roads Promotes adoption of two RWM solutions: • Pathfinder - brings together S tate DOT’ s, the National Weather S ervice, and private sector to provide consistent, impact-based messaging on adverse weather and road conditions • Integrating Mobile Observations (IMO) - implement advanced vehicle-based technologies for road weather data collection and applications 6
EDC-5: Weather-Responsive Management S trategies • One of 10 initiatives selected for 2019-2020 • Focuses on using mobile and connected vehicle data for traffic and maintenance management during weather events • Includes 2 types of strategies Traffic Management (Advisory and Cont rol) Maint enance Management (Wint er and Non-Wint er) ht t ps:/ / www.fhwa.dot .gov/ innovat ion/ everydaycount s/ edc_5/ weat her_st rat egies.cfm 7
FHWA RWMP Role in TS O COP • Help understand and mitigate impacts of weather on TS O, including freight operations • S upport and facilitate integration of weather information in TS O activit ies • Build connection between agency operations and maintenance • Develop decision-support tools for TS O during weather events • Provide a forum/ venue for collaboration, exchange of information and dissemination of RWM best practices among TS O staff 8
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