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AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) Community of Practice (CoP) on Road Weather Management (RWM) January 29, 2019

Webinar A Agenda • NOCoE – Opening Remarks • Webinar Purpose – Steve Cook  AASHTO Brief CTSO Overview and Organizational Structure  CoP on RWM Purpose, Mission & Strategic Areas of Focus  TSMO Initiatives, RWM Strategies/Resources, Related Programs, Questions to consider going forward • FHWA Road Weather Management Program – Roemer Alfelor • Survey Poll Questions – Rick Nelson • Proposed Peer-to-Peer Workshop • Questions/Answers

Webinar Purpose for AASHTO CTSO CoP on RWM • Understand the CoP on RWM Strategic Purpose, Mission, and Strategic Areas of Focus. • Create outreach and awareness of the CoP on RWM in the transportation community. • Create an open dialogue as to what the CoP on RWM is and the availability of information that’s out there and how it can be leveraged for the CoP working group and the good of the entire committee and the other working groups. • Create the TSMO365 Weather Elements. What improvements and/or elements are needed for an “All-weather CTSO”? • Promote the implementation of RWM solutions and strategies that minimize the impact of weather events on transportation system operations. • Initiate a forum for discussion of existing and emerging RWM practices (i.e. tools, technologies, strategies) and resources (i.e. state-of-the-practice, training/workshops/webinars, reports, guidelines, deployment/pooled-fund programs, and websites). • Volunteers to be part of the COP on RWM (CTSO Values: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and non-bias) • Need a volunteer state DOT Vice-chair

CSTO Strategic Purpose Focus on transportation operations and emerging technologies with a goal of improving safety, system reliability, and highway system performance 7 - Goals: • Advance the state of practice and deployment of operation systems. • Advance the state of practice and performance of traffic incident mgt nationally. • Facilitate the safe, efficient movement of freight and federal movement mandates. • Implement best practices for system integration, operability, standards, and cybersecurity. • Integrate new and emerging CAV technology to improve safety, increase reliability, preserve infrastructure, and reduce congestion. • Ensure that existing communication technologies remain available for transportation and capture the benefits of new and emerging communication technologies. • Increase standardization and consistency of ITS deployment and the modernization of technologies and their integration into agency operations.

CTSO – Organizational Structure Chair: Bill Panos, WY Vice-Chairs: Russ Buchholz, ND & Tony Kratofil, MI Committee on Transportation Systems Operations Subcommittee on Research Development and Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Operations Performance Management Technology Implementation Coordinators and Data Community of Practice Working Group on Working Group on Intelligent Transportation Operations Strategies on Road Weather Systems Management Working Group on Traffic Working Group on Incident Management Communications Technology Working Group on Working Group on Freight Connected and Automated Operations Vehicles

Community of P Pract ctice o on R Road W Weather M Management • Community of Practice (CoP) Purpose • Established to share information, highlight best practices, and resolve common issues as a way to extend the reach, value, and impact of the committee, subcommittees or working groups to member DOTs beyond the formal committee structure. • Community of Practice on Road Weather Management • Mission: “Promote the implementation of Road Weather Management (RWM) solutions and strategies that minimize the impacts of weather events on transportation system operations to increase safety and reliability”

Community of Practice on Road Weather Management Strategic Areas of Focus • Increase the safety of driving during road weather events • Identify needed research as it applies to RWM impact on CSTO • Integrate RWM solutions & strategies into CTSO subcommittee essential elements • Be the liaison with other AASHTO Committees, PFS, TRB, etc. • Share RWM best practices and technology transfer • Share current and future ideas on weather data, information processing, decision support tools, performance mgt, research, etc. • Consider RWM for multi-agency priority corridors (i.e., cross-jurisdictional, local agencies, multi-modal travel considerations, etc.) • RWM strategies applicable to CTSO: ITS, CAV, Freight, Traffic Management, Work Zones, Emergency Management, Performance Management, Maintenance Management, Asset Management, etc. • Support RWM integration, interoperability, and standards for public agency benefit

Transport ortation S Systems Management & & Operation ons (T (TSMO) S Str trategies a and S Solutions • Road Weather Management • Traffic Signal Coordination & Performance • ITS Strategies • TMC/TOC Traveler Information • CAV (infrastructure investment) • Ramp Management • Work Zone Management • Managed Lanes • Traffic Incident Management • Active Traffic Management • Special Event Management • Integrated Corridor Management • RWIS • Variable Speeds Limits • Transit Management • Truck Parking • Freight Management • Traffic Flow Harmonization • Data Usage & Applications • Improved Bicycle and Pedestrian • Outreach/awareness/education Crossings

Road W Weather M Management S Strategies U Used by DOTs • Weather Responsive Management • Sharing best practices and Strategies technology transfer • RWIS/ESS • Integrated Mobile Observations • Data Use & Analysis – (IMO) Commingling weather data • NWS, NOAA, ASOS, AWOS, etc. • Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) • Multi-agency • Maintenance Decision Support Coordination/PathFinder System (MDSS) • Road Condition Reporting • Road Weather Information applications • Connected and Automated • Weather Reporting Vehicles (CAV) • Traveler Information • Human Machine Interface • Signal Timing • Supervisory Control and Data • Variable Speed Limits (VSL) Acquisition • TIM Quick Clearance • Collision Avoidance and Mitigation • Emergency Response Management

CoP o P on R RWM and Related P Programs • AASHTO Committee on Transportation System Operations (CTSO) • AASHTO Committee on Maintenance - Maintenance Operations TWG • AASHTO Snow and Ice Cooperative Program (SICOP) • AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence, Resilient and Sustainable Transportation Systems Program • FHWA Road Weather Management Program • FHWA EDC-4 Weather-Savvy Roads & EDC-5 Weather Responsive Mgt Strategies • FHWA Office of Operations Research • FHWA TMC Pooled Fund Program • ITS-JPO Connected and Automated Vehicles Program • Aurora Pooled Fund Program • Clear Roads Pooled Fund Program • No Boundaries Roadway Pooled Fund Program • TRB Surface Transportation Weather Committee • TRB Winter Maintenance Committee • NOAA Office of Federal Coordinator for Meteorology • NOAA National Weather Service • PIARC

Questions t to C Consider f for C CoP o P on R RWM and C CTSO 1. Key issues and challenges facing RWM integrating with CTSO initiatives/activities? 2. Top RWM priorities in the next 3-years? 3. Strengths & Weaknesses of RWM program(s)? 4. Do other DOT staff groups, partner agencies, legislatures, etc. understand the business case for RWM at the DOTs and its effect on Operations (TSMO)? 5. What kind of relationship exists between districts’/regions’ Congestion Management Plans and RWM investments? 6. How interoperable are the DOTs and TOC/TMC RWM devices/systems/software with one another? Are they interoperable with partner agency systems, data sharing, etc.? 7. To what extent are RWM technologies and systems standardized and documented? 8. To what extent have RWM objectives and performance measures been identified? What gaps exist? 9. Is there a good working relationship between the DOT and public safety agencies in HQ as well as in the field?

TSMO MO365 C CoP on R RWM N WM Next S Steps  Gather information based on webinar poll questions  Develop amplifying RWM questions  Peer exchange or workshop to help identify: • How CoP on RWM should be structured within CTSO  Currently list of 18 champions are on the AASHTO CTSO website • Issues and challenges facing RWM integrating with CTSO initiatives/activities • Top RWM priorities in the next 3-years • Strengths & weaknesses of RWM program(s) • Gaps and needs in RWM data, system automation, performance needs, etc. • Future of CAV and the impact on RWM • How can FHWA help  Coordinate work with prior maintenance peer exchange/stakeholder meetings and PFS like SICOP, Clear Roads, Aurora, MDSS, FHWA, etc.  Follow up with expanded questionnaire to CTSO community to identify the 6-8 top priorities to refine a list of high pay-off RWM strategies.