| Title | Clarus Multi-State Regional Demonstrations, Evaluation of Use Case #4: Multi-State Control Strategy Tool |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 43200 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Balke, Kevin; Gopalakrishna, Deepak; Cluett, Chris |
| Corporate Creator | Battelle Seattle Research Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations; United States. Department of Transportation. Road Weather Management; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Publication Date | 20110610 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report provides the results of an independent evaluation of the Clarus Use Case #4 Multi-State Control Strategy Tool (MSCST). This tool, developed for the Road Weather Management Program of the Federal Highway Administration by a private contractor under a separate contract, allows state DOTs to proactively manage traffic and coordinate their responses to developing significant weather events. The tool allows users to monitor weather conditions, receive alerts when weather conditions deteriorate beyond established thresholds, and communicate response decisions to other state and local agencies that may be impacted either by the weather conditions or the traffic management strategy. The tool was demonstrated in two states (Iowa and Illinois) as part of the Clarus Multi-State Regional Demonstration Program. The evaluation consisted of deploying the tool for three months in each of these agencies and collecting statistics on how agencies used the tool to improve and coordinate responses during significant weather events, specifically potential frost conditions, precipitation on cold pavement events, slick road events, and blowing snow events. The study found that while agencies felt the concept of the MSCST was valid, the current tool needs significant expansion of its current utilities and sophistication before widespread acceptance and deployment can be expected. |
| Rosap ID | dot:3327 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3327 |
| ResearchHub ID | 15033 |
| TRT Terms | Intelligent transportation systems; Road weather information systems; Driver information systems; Information processing; Data collection; Automatic data collection systems; Information systems; Loads; Surveys; Evaluation; Internet |
| General Subjects | Intelligent transportation systems; Road weather information systems; Driver information systems; Data processing; Data collection; Automatic data collection systems; Information systems; Loads; Surveys; Evaluation; Internet; Research Hub |
| Classification | NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Road Weather Management; NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Surveys |
| Geographical Coverage |
Illinois; Iowa |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1361079 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-06-D-00007; Task No. BA07- 055 |
| Report Number | FHWA-JPO-11-119 |
| Availability | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/43000/43200/43200/FHWA-JPO-11-119_Eval_Report_UC_4_FINAL.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |