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Advances in mobile data collection and connected vehicle technologies are enabling transportation agencies to determine and respond to road weather and traffic conditions more precisely and in real-time. Application of these technologies significantly improves the agency’s ability to inform and warn travelers of existing and impending weather events, apply traffic control strategies to enhance safety, reduce delay and optimize throughput, and implement appropriate maintenance and operations strategies to remove obstructions caused by adverse weather, including snow or ice on the roads.
This webinar will present the mobile data collection and communications technologies implemented by Wyoming, South Dakota and Michigan Departments of Transportation to improve their traffic management and operations capabilities in adverse weather. These implementation projects were supported by the FHWA Weather Responsive Traffic Management Program and included an evaluation of the benefits of the deployments. The specific applications to be covered are:
- Wyoming DOT’s Road Condition Reporting and Traffic/Maintenance Management using Electronic Tablets – Vince Garcia
- South Dakota DOT’s Mobile Data Collection Technology for Improved Road Weather Condition Estimation, Forecasting and Dissemination – Dave Huft
- Michigan DOT’s Weather-Responsive Traveler Information System using Integrated Fixed and Mobile Road Weather Observations - Steve Cook
In addition, the webinar will describe FHWA’s recently developed Guidelines for Deploying Connected Vehicle Enabled Weather Responsive Traffic Management which provide information and guidance on planning, designing, developing, implementing, evaluating and maintaining traffic management applications that utilize mobile and connected vehicle technologies.
Learning Objectives:
- Share technologies used and systems developed by transportation agencies to utilize mobile data for weather-responsive traffic and maintenance management.
- Identify benefits, challenges and lessons learned from implementing mobile data collection and WRTM strategies.
- Introduce the Guidelines for Deploying Connected Vehicle Enabled Weather Responsive Traffic Management
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- Dr. Roemer Alfelor (roemer.alfelor@dot.gov) has been with FHWA for 16 years. He manages the Office of Operations' WRTM program, a role he has served in for more than 12 years. Prior to that, he managed the FHWA Office of Asset Management's Data Integration Program. Before joining FHWA, he worked as a private sector consultant, providing technical support for various transportation agencies and conducting national research on transportation planning, engineering, infrastructure management, and information systems.
Presenters:
- Mr. Vince Garcia (vince.garcia@wyo.gov) is the GIS/ITS Program Manager at Wyoming Department of Transportation. Since 2003, Vince Garcia has managed WYDOT's Geographic Information Systems and Intelligent Transportation Systems Program where he has worked with a team to build a state-wide Transportation Management Center and to deploy numerous ITS pre-trip and roadside systems. Vince is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a degree in civil engineering and has worked for WYDOT in various capacities for more than 30 years.
- Mr. Dave Huft (dave.huft@state.sd.us) is the Research Program Manager and ITS Coordinator at South Dakota DOT. SDDOT’s Office of Research addresses a broad range of topics in transportation design, construction, operations, maintenance, planning, administration, and market research. Dave has been active in national research activities and is past chair of AASHTO Research Advisory Committee. He is currently a member of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Transportation Systems Management & Operations (STSM&O) and the AASHTO Innovation Initiative, and was co-chair of the International Scan on Research Program Management.
- Mr. Steve Cook (CookS9@michigan.gov) manages Michigan DOT’s Systems Operations and Maintenance Field Services Section which has statewide responsibilities for maintenance operations, Transportation Operations Centers, incident management & work zone safety, congestion & mobility modeling, traffic signal program, and ITS Connected Vehicle programs. He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Michigan with 34 years of infrastructure engineering-related experience. He is a member of the AASHTO Subcommittee on Transportation Systems Management & Operations (STSM&O), Subcommittee on Maintenance (SCOM), and Connected Vehicle Development Planning Committee.
- Mr. Deepak Gopalakrishna (Deepak.Gopalakrishna@icf.com) is a Principal at ICF and has been working in WRTM for the past 10 years. He is currently supporting Wyoming DOT in deploying Connected Vehicle technology to address weather-related safety and reliability issues on I-80. He has developed guidelines for weather responsive management including the recent update to deploy connected vehicle enabled WRTM. He also teaches the CITE course on the topic.