Overview
FHWA’s Road Weather Management Program developed a Prototype Road Weather Management (RW-PM) Tool to help DOTs maximize the effectiveness of their maintenance resources and efficiently adjust deployments dynamically, as road conditions and traffic flow evolve during road weather events. Adverse road weather conditions can significantly degrade traffic mobility, reducing speed and road capacity, and increasing delays and travel time. The RW-PM Tool counteracts the negative impacts of adverse weather events by:
- Enabling real-time RW-PM data capture, analysis and response
- Helping to maximize efficiency/effectiveness of resources
- Refining and optimizing RW-PM response measures
- Integrating traffic mobility and road weather for informed decisions by drivers, traffic management and maintenance
Operations Area of Practice
Road Weather Management
Organizational Capability Element
Road Weather Management
Role in Organization
Transportation Planner
Public
Senior Engineer
Researcher/Academic
Principal Engineer
Manager / First Line Supervisor
Director / Program Manager
Maintenance Staff
Technician
CEO / GM / Commissioner
Engineer
Operator
Senior Manager
Public Safety Officer
Transit Professional
Associate Engineer
Media / PIO
Emergency Manager
Publishing Organization
State DOTs
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