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Ministry of TransportationMinistry of Transportation
AVL Technologies on Provincial Highways in Ontario
Max Perchanok, Research CoordinatorMaintenance Management Office
October 27 2016
CALTRANS Peer Exchange
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Agenda
• The Province of Ontario, Canada• Winter maintenance overview• Maintenance contracting• AVL implementation history and specifications• Inputs and data flow• Examples; maps and analysis tools• What works well and what needs work• Lessons learned and Conclusions
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Province of Ontario, Canada
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Area 415,600 sq milesPopulation 13.6 MHighways 11,700 cl milesFebruary temp
(north) -15 to 8 F(south) 21 to 34 F
Snowfall 31 to 130 inchesDays with snowfall 22 to 101
Hwy 401 Toronto AADT >420,000Toll Hwy 407 - 99 year concession
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Winter Highway Classifications
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Class I II III IV V
TrafficWADT
>10,000 2,000-10,000
1,000-2,000
500-1,000
<500
ServiceLevel
Bare8 hours
Bare16 hours
Bare24 hours
Center-Bare24 hours
Snow-Packed
Cycle Time
1.3 hrs 1.9 hrs 2.9 hrs 4.9 hrs 8.0 hrs
•Cycle time
•Bare Pavement*
•Material rates
*time to achieve bare pavement
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Winter performance measure
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% time BPRT was achieved
Annual winter severity index
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Winter Equipment and Facilities
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1000 combination units~30 anti-icing routes65 tow plows8 FAST250 IR thermometers
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Winter Materials
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200+ material storage yardsRock salt ~600,000 tonsWinter sand ~400,000 tonsWinter liquid ~500,000 + gallons
pre-wet and anti-icing
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Road Weather Information System
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144 instrumented sites• Met (ESS)• Surface • Subsurface• 2 spectral cams6 mobile RWIS8 frost/thaw depth
Fully outsourced• Installation, maintenance• Polling• Forecast• Archive• Web access
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Winter Patrol Reports
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Shift start: 20:00 Shift end: 8:00Patrol # 79 Kanata
20:30 7:20
Route taken:Hwy 417 w/b to March road @ 20:55, e/b to Innes road @ 21:50, w/b to patrol yard @ 23:05. At 00:50 w/b to hwy 7 @ 01:10, w/b to Perth @ 02:05, e/b to Carleton Place @ 03:10.
Weather & Road Information (Using TAC Terminology )Scheduled Road & Weather Reports:
light east light east moderate north/east
Intensity No Precip Intensity No Precip light Rain
Accident Information:
Location:OPP Incident #:Officer Name/Badge #:Infrastructure Damage:Details:
Other: (Visitors Complaints, Hired Equipment, Contract Operations) Note Time / Contact / Action / Reference
Hwy 157 5 4
good good good
Quad guard end treatment
Passenger car lost control of vehicle and hit Quad guard at Parkdale off ramp.
417 Parkdale w/b off ramp.SP122859565214
Winds: (speed / direction)Visibility:Precipitation:Road Conditions:Winter Operations:(Updates to Road & Weather reports to be added to the ePatrol Diary as required)
RB Dry RB Dry RB DryPatrolling Patrolling Patrolling
Time ‐ 24 hour clock:Location @ time of reportTemperature ( C )
(or insert a digital map with patrol routes taken, with directions and a time stamp when each highway was started)
At 04:45 s/b hwy 15 to Smiths Falls @ 05:20, n/b to hwy 7 @ 06:10 w/b to Patrol yard @ 07:20.
21:00 1:00 6:001 2 3
Hwy 417 Hwy 7
AMC ContractorRoad Patrol Diary
Road Patrol Information: Start time, Routes taken and turn around times to be documentedTime Patrol Began: Time Patrol Ended:
Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2014‐04‐10
Diary Reference Number 000123
Sweeping operations ongoing on Hwy 417 at Vanier Parkway interchange in both directions. Catch basin clean out operations ongoing at the Hwy 417/416 interchange westerly.
Printed Name
(automatically inserted when Patroller logs on)
Signature
• Road and weather conditions (5 x day) • All plowing and spreading trips (daily report)• Precip. begin-end, road covered, operations
begin-end, BP restored• Materials and equipment hours roll-up 2 x month
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Area Maintenance Contracts in Ontario
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21 AMC contracts5 companies
300 - 600 CL mi.summer and winter
Minor capitalPerformance-based
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Contractor Winter Responsibilities
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• Provide equipment, operators, materials• Monitor weather• Patrolling• Call-out, managing and scheduling operations• Anti-icing• Plowing, salting, sanding• Material control• Traffic protection for incident control• Reporting
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
AVL History
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• 1999-2005 Generation 1 and 2 AMC• MTO outfits most maintenance vehicles using contracted
service - Grey Island Systems • Maintenance vehicle tracking• Road patrol diary• Infra-red thermometer• Electronic Spreader Control records• On-line map and analysis tools
• 2006+ Generation 3 AMC (AMDCS) • AMCs provide own AVL service -DM&T, Webtech, Lynxfield• MTO spec for variables, data format and frequency• Hardware, software, communications, website, archive• MTO access to service provider web• Monthly hard media archive to MTO
• 2014-15 +• Service providers begin track-my-plow linked to 511• 1 3 15
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
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Contract Specification
• 1000 combos• 200 patrol • 65 tow plows• Electrical, pvt
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Standard AVL inputs
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• Header: Contractor, Vehicle ID, type, Region• Date, time, heading, Lat/long (10 second default or change in sensor
data=~50 ft)• IR thermometer• Spreader controller (granular and liquid rate, spinner, material)• Plow, wing up/down• Winter dashcam• Zone marking liquid and bead rate
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
AVL data flow
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AMC
AVL provider’s server
MTO
Web page
Contract oversight
On-line archive
Business operation
Real-time planning
Real-time
Legal discovery
Salt management
Standards analysis
Reports to MTO
511
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
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• Click through from 511 website• Time stamp and cut-off• User preference setup• Privacy re public dashcams
13/20 areas
Real-time 511
http://www.trackmyplow.com/
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Replay with dash-cam and activity
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
AVL Vehicle # Daily Equipment Report
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
AVL vehicle type daily report
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
AVL dash-cam archive
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Ministry of Transportation
Working well
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• Capturing data real-time and store-forward• On-line reporting tools and summaries• On-line tracking in real-time• Direct to 511 track my plow• Service provider archive in the cloud
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Needs Work
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• QA• Missing records• Cell drop outs• Sensor failure• Sensor accuracy
• Automation of tablet input reports• Distracted driving
• Client’s in-house archive• Input through firewall
• Road-user privacy with dashcams• Data retention interval, aggregation scale
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
AVL vs paper records
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Extreme outliers removed• ESC or AVL not working• WOR missing records
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Lesson Learned
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• Operator buy-in• Supervisor/manager buy-in
• Prove accuracy• Reliable internet, new technology• Admit failures and have a backup
• AMC contractor buy-in• Achieve paperwork reduction
• Legal record
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October 29, 2003Maintenance Management Office
Ministry of Transportation
Conclusion
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• Fully developed technology• Know your objectives• Identify specific deliverables
[email protected] (416) 235-4680