Integration of Mobile Road Weather Information Systems into Winter Maintenance Operations in Fairbanks, Alaska

This intent of this project is to evaluate the efficacy and reliability of mobile road weather information systems (mRWIS) and their role in monitoring anti-icing applications, particularly the longevity of the application, and determine the extent to which mRWIS can be used as a decision making tool for anti-icing operations. There are several mRWIS technologies on the market and are rapidly evolving in their capabilities. Newer versions of mRWIS also purport to provide measurements of road surface salinity. The University of Alaska, Fairbanks (UAF) Transportation Research and Printable (TRAP) Lab has been able to successfully use hyperspectral imagingin a laboratory setting to measure quantity and concentration of anti-icing chemical solution.

• Record URL:
  http://depts.washington.edu/pactrans/research/projects/integration-of-mobile-road-weather-information-systems-into-winter-maintenance-operations-in-fairbanks-alaska/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $140000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747110

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium

  University of Washington
  More Hall Room 112
  Seattle, WA  United States  98195-2700
• Project Managers:

  Belz, Nathan

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Alaska Fairbanks

  College of Engineering & Mines
  P.O. Box 755960
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99775-5960
• Principal Investigators:

  Belz, Nathan

• Start Date: 20200916
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anti-icing; Decision support systems; Road weather information systems; Winter maintenance
• Geographic Terms: Fairbanks (Alaska)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01764462
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747110
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 4 2021 2:44PM