Evaluating the Benefits of Implementing Mobile Road Weather Information Sensors

The main goal of this research project is to evaluate the potential benefits of implementing mobile Road Weather Information Sensor (RWIS) in Illinois to provide real-time winter roadway conditions and optimize deicing operations.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $35997
• Contract Numbers:

  R27-SP47

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
  126 East Ash Street
  Springfield, IL  United States  62704-4766
• Managing Organizations:

  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

  Illinois Center for Transportation
  1611 Titan Drive
  Rantoul, IL  United States  61866
• Principal Investigators:

  El-Rayes, Khaled

• Start Date: 20210416
• Expected Completion Date: 20220115
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefits; Deicing; Evaluation; Optimization; Real time information; Road weather information systems; Sensors
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01769189
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Illinois Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: R27-SP47
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 7 2021 11:13AM