FHWA Road Weather Management Program Conducts Research, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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

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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

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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

• ciety, NOAA

– Aurora, Clear Roads and TMC Pooled Fund Programs – PIARC – etc.

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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

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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

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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

• n adverse weather and road conditions
• Integrating Mobile Observations (IMO) -

implement advanced vehicle-based technologies for road weather data collection and applications

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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)

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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

• f RWM best practices among TS

O staff