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Road Weather
Information Systems
(RWIS)
FHWA Road Weather Management Stakeholder Meeting
Phoenix, Arizona
August 2019
Heather McClintock P. Eng.
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wood plc
2 A presentation by Wood.
Wood is a global
leader in technical,
engineering and
project services
55,000 people, 60 countries, 400+ offices worldwide
over
160years of
experience
around
$10BNrevenue
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Met-Ocean Services
3 A presentation by Wood.
A Team of Meteorologists, Scientists and Technologists
• 20 meteorologists
• 20 information management staff
• 10 staff scientists
• 10 equipment service technicians
Primary Business Lines
• Road Weather Forecasting
• Energy Forecasting
• Marine Forecasting
• Climate Consulting
• Instrumentation services
• Information management services
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Road Weather Information Systems
4 A presentation by Wood.
RWIS keeps Winter Roads Safe and tells you:
• When will the Pavement Freeze?
• When will maintenance operations be required?
• When to clear the Winter Roads?
RWIS Services:
• 7 Departments of Transportation
• Many Cities, Counties and Municipalities
• Polling and Maintaining 450 RWIS stations
• Data Management in the Internet Cloud
• Forecasting RWIS and MDSS
• Virtual RWIS
• Display on Web Sites and Phones
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Wood RWIS Advancements
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Integrating Mini RWIS Stations
6 A presentation by Wood.
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Cost effective supplement to the Full RWIS Network
Providing Additional Data, Cameras and Forecasting Potential
Low Cost; Solar Powered; in Remote Areas
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Integrating Virtual RWIS Stations
7 A presentation by Wood.
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Integrating Virtual RWIS Stations
8 A presentation by Wood.
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Maintenance Decision Support System
9 A presentation by Wood.
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Road Condition Warning System (RCWS)
10 A presentation by Wood.
Specialized RWIS Instrumentation (e.g. visibility)
Specialized Weather Models for Micro Climates
Dynamic Message Signs activated
Alerts Sent to Authorities
Highways Closed
Vaisala Visibility Sensor
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Calculation of winter severity by area:
➢ based on precipitation (snow, freezing rain), freeze thaw cycles, wind (blowing snow);
➢ accumulating values over the winter season;
➢ show the breakdown into the component causes;
➢ being tailored for Performance Based Snow Clearing Contracts;
Winter Severity Index
11 A presentation by Wood.
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Public Facing 511 Interactive Map
12 A presentation by Wood.
Based on Severe Weather Forecasts with Threshold Values
➢ Public facing alerts of inclement weather affecting driving conditions
➢ Based on severe weather forecasts with threshold values
➢ Categorized Driving Conditions; Good / Fair / Caution / Poor
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Spring Load Restrictions
13 A presentation by Wood.
Sub Surface Temperature down to 6 feet below pavement
Models produce 5 day road strength forecast
Flags when spring load restrictions should be implemented or ended
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Heather McClintock P. Eng.
Manager of ITS Applications
Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
905-335-2353 ext. 3012
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