Federal Highway Administration2019 ROAD WEATHER MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDER MEETING

August 27 – 29, 2019Hyatt Regency Phoenix, Arizona

Weather-Savvy RoadsIntegrating Mobile Observations

Snow Plow Dash Cams

AZDOT Traveler Information System

Snow Plow Dash Cam - Proof of Concept

Cellular Connectivity

ADOT Communications – Social Media

ADOT Social Media - Road Condition Video

ADOT Social Media – Plow Cam Images

2019 Snow Plow Dash Cam Pilot

➢ Up fit 25 plow trucks cameras▪ Priority one routes critical to commerce▪ Routes and route segments where traveler safety and mobility are

consistently impacted by winter storm events

➢ Use location specific data and road condition images to:▪ Improve the TOC weather responsive traffic management advisory and

control capabilities (Chameleon)

▪ Inform travelers through the Arizona Traveler Information System in support of Weather-Responsive Management Strategies (WRMS)

➢ Project Cost $125,000▪ $100,000 STIC Grant

▪ $25,000 AZ DOT

FHWA State Transportation Innovation Councils (STIC)Program Funding

➢ Assist states with fostering a culture for innovation and achieve goals to institutionalize innovations.

➢ Up to $5.4 million per Federal fiscal year of funding is available for the STIC Incentive program.

➢ Funding up to $100,000 per State per Federal fiscal year is made available to:– support or offset the costs of standardizing innovative practices in a state

transportation agency (STA) or other public sector STIC stakeholder.

➢ Incentive funding for eligible projects is for the Federal share of 80 percent, limited to $100,000 per State each year.

➢ The 20 percent non-Federal match may come from project sponsors or other allowable fund sources

FHWA State Transportation Innovation Councils (STIC)

Arizona STIC Incentive Funding

AZ 2018Demonstrate use of variable message signs for management of Weather, Special, and Major Traffic Events. (5- portable VMS assigned to ADOT Traffic Management Group)

$ 60,000

AZ 2019

Implement a program to install cameras on snowplows to obtain site specific data to improve traffic control and traveler information systems in support of Weather–Responsive Management Strategies (EDC5 WRMS Plow Cam Pilot)

$ 100,000

Thank You!

Mark Trennepohl

Statewide RWM/RWIS Coordinator, Statewide Winter Operations Manager

Arizona Department of Transportation

Mtrennepohl@azdot.gov