Road Weather Management Program Overview

Road weather—atmospheric conditions like rain, snow, ice, high winds, fog, etc. that affect road surfaces—influences safety, mobility, and economic productivity. Annually, there are more than 1 million crashes, 500,000 injuries, and 3,000 fatalities occurring where adverse road weather conditions may be a contributing factor. Traffic delays from snow and ice events alone cost billions of dollars per year in lost economic productivity. RWM strategies, applications, and outreach can be tools for mitigating and managing effects from adverse road weather conditions.

The Road Weather Management Program (RWMP), within the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Office of Operations, seeks to better understand the effects of weather on roadways, and promote strategies and tools to mitigate those implications. The mission of the program is to improve highway road weather operations to enhance mobility and safety.

For more information regarding the RWMP, visit our website at https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/ or reach out to us at WeatherFeedback@dot.gov or through our contact information at the end of this site.