摘要: |
The Caltrans District 3 Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC) has been participating for the past three years in a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored study to identify strategies to enhance TMC weather integration in support of operations, to implement selected strategies, and to participate in an evaluation of the results of their strategy implementation. The RTMC has followed a FHWA TMC Weather Integration Self-Evaluation and Planning process and prepared a weather integration plan. The intent of this project is to integrate road-weather information into the RTMC operational advisory functions by implementing an automated weather alert notification system. This system is expected to provide timely traveler and road weather information to the public, particularly regarding fog, wind and frost conditions that can severely affect travel safety and mobility. This report describes a weather alert notification system implemented by the RTMC, describes the steps taken to implement that system, and evaluates the results and benefits achieved to date. Lessons are identified that may be helpful in the future to Caltrans and other TMCs throughout the country. |