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Michigan DOT saved $2.1 million per year and reduced salt usage by 25 percent after deploying a maintenance decision support system (MDSS) and installing AVL/GPS equipment on 340 maintenance vehicles.

FINDINGS Below are findings from several recent evaluation projects that show how more efficient and proactive road weather operations as well as better informed transportation maintenance and…

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Benefit

Date Posted

05/20/2020

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01)

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Michigan, United States

An automated web-based management tool that helps winter maintenance decision makers efficiently utilize salt resources saves Iowa $2.7 million per year.

FINDINGS Iowa DOT reported that after the agency started using the Salt Dashboard in 2012, the state saves more than $2.7 million annually on salt.

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Benefit

Date Posted

11/25/2019

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01)

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Iowa, United States

System costs for maintenance vehicle AVL systems were projected for upstate California; capital costs for on-board equipment were estimated at $5,000 to $15,000 per vehicle.

This research identified strategies to integrate ITS applications into the California Regional ITS Plan over the next ten years. Estimates of initial capital costs and ongoing annual operations and…

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System Cost

Made Public Date

07/29/2019

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01)

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Oakland, California, United States

Sixty-three (63) percent of city officials surveyed agreed that autonomous vehicles can improve the quality of life in U.S. cities.

According to the study, 58.7 percent of cities agreed that AVs would improve the city in general and 62.6 percent agreed that autonomous vehicles would improve quality of life specifically. 38.6…

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Benefit

Date Posted

06/26/2019

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01), Transit Vehicle at Station/Stop Warnings (PT12), Vehicle Turning Right in Front of a Transit Vehicle (PT13), Eco-Approach and Departure at Signalized Intersections (ST08), Connected Eco-Driving (ST09), Autonomous Vehicle Safety Systems (VS01), Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS14), Infrastructure Enhanced Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (VS15), Automated Vehicle Operations (VS16)

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Nationwide, United States

A survey of State and local transportation agencies found that AVL applications for highway maintenance can have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 2.6:1 to 24:1 or higher.

RESULTSThe assessment indicated that the application of AVL in highway maintenance has a benefit-to-cost ratio ranging from 2.6:1 using conservative assumptions, to 24:1 (or higher) using moderate…

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Benefit

Date Posted

05/22/2008

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01)

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Nationwide, United States

Costs data available for several advanced winter maintenance technologies: automatic vehicle location (AVL) range from $1,250 to $5,800 per vehicle; fixed automated spray technology (FAST) range from $22,000 to $4 million; and a large-scale multi-age

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program, under Project 20-7/Task 200, conducted a comprehensive literature review and agency survey on the implementation of advanced winter maintenance…

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System Cost

Made Public Date

05/20/2008

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Winter Maintenance (MC04), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01)

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Adopt best practices for integrating emergency information into Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations to improve performance and increase public mobility, safety and security.

Transportation Management Centers are established around the country to integrate data, information, and systems in support of day-to-day traffic and emergency operations. A primary challenge that…

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Lesson

Date Posted

02/19/2007

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Wide-Area Alert (PS10), Disaster Traveler Information (PS14), Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13), Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01), Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Roadway Closure Management (TM19), Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01), Roadway Service Patrols (PS08), Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01), Regional Traffic Management (TM07), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13), Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)

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Extend the application of emergency integration best practices to further improve emergency operations.

Transportation Management Centers are established around the country to integrate data, information, and systems in support of day-to-day traffic and emergency operations. Incomplete or inaccessible…

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Lesson

Date Posted

02/19/2007

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Invest in research and development for emergency integration.

In addition to highlighting current best practices for emergency integration and ways to improve current levels of integration, this study recommends investment in the development of new methods and…

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Lesson

Date Posted

02/19/2007

Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Wide-Area Alert (PS10), Disaster Traveler Information (PS14), Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13), Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05), Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06), Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12), Traffic Information Dissemination (TM06), Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09), Broadcast Traveler Information (TI01), Roadway Automated Treatment (MC03), Weather Information Processing and Distribution (WX02), Spot Weather Impact Warning (WX03), Roadway Closure Management (TM19), Maintenance and Construction Vehicle and Equipment Tracking (MC01), Roadway Service Patrols (PS08), Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01), Personalized Traveler Information (TI02), Personnel Device Maintenance (SU13), Trip Planning and Payment (TI04)

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Integrate weather information into Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations to enhance the ability of operators to manage traffic in a more responsive and effective way during weather events.

Weather events have both major and minor impacts on transportation management operations. During seasonal weather events, these impacts may include reduced traffic flow or increased traffic incidents…

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Lesson

Date Posted

02/19/2007

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Michigan DOT saved $2.1 million per year and reduced salt usage by 25 percent after deploying a maintenance decision support system (MDSS) and installing AVL/GPS equipment on 340 maintenance vehicles.

An automated web-based management tool that helps winter maintenance decision makers efficiently utilize salt resources saves Iowa $2.7 million per year.

System costs for maintenance vehicle AVL systems were projected for upstate California; capital costs for on-board equipment were estimated at $5,000 to $15,000 per vehicle.

Sixty-three (63) percent of city officials surveyed agreed that autonomous vehicles can improve the quality of life in U.S. cities.

A survey of State and local transportation agencies found that AVL applications for highway maintenance can have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 2.6:1 to 24:1 or higher.

Costs data available for several advanced winter maintenance technologies: automatic vehicle location (AVL) range from $1,250 to $5,800 per vehicle; fixed automated spray technology (FAST) range from $22,000 to $4 million; and a large-scale multi-age

Adopt best practices for integrating emergency information into Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations to improve performance and increase public mobility, safety and security.

Extend the application of emergency integration best practices to further improve emergency operations.

Invest in research and development for emergency integration.

Integrate weather information into Transportation Management Center (TMC) operations to enhance the ability of operators to manage traffic in a more responsive and effective way during weather events.

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