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1. Report No. Publication Number: FHWA-JPO-08-059 EDL Number: 14439	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle Maintenance Decision Support System Deployment Guide	5. Report Date July 2008
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s) William D. Dye, Dye Management Group, Inc. Arkopal Goswami, Dye Management Group, Inc. Ed Boselly, Weather Solutions Group John Lasley, SAIC	8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address Dye Management Group, Inc. 500 108th Ave NE, Suite 1700 Bellevue, WA 98004 Weather Solutions Group P.O. Box 7690 Olympia, WA 98507 SAIC 1710 SAIC Drive McLean, VA 22102	10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-06-D-00005
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Road Weather Management Program Office of Operations Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC 20590	13. Type of Report and Period Covered
14. Sponsoring Agency Code FHWA HOTO-1
15. Supplementary Notes
16. Abstract This is a guide for transportation professionals on why and how to deploy winter Maintenance Decision Support Systems (MDSS). Adverse winter weather can cause traffic delays and crashes. Treating the effects of winter weather can also have impacts on the environment. Addressing the complexities of winter maintenance and operations requires transportation personnel to work with a myriad of issues including: conflicting weather forecasts, hard to obtain road condition reports, and challenging commuting patterns. An MDSS can help maintenance personnel manage this information and make more informed decisions. An MDSS integrates weather and pavement forecasts specifically targeted to road segments with maintenance rules of practice to provide personnel with optimized road treatment strategies. This technology was developed under the direction of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with contract support from a consortium of national research laboratories. A stakeholder group consisting of personnel from transportation agencies, academia, and the private sector assisted with development.
17. Key Words MDSS, weather, winter, maintenance, decision support systems, pavement, forecast, road treatment, deployment guide, deploying	18. Distribution Statement No Restrictions
19. Security Classification (of this report)	20. Security Classification (of this page)	21. No of Pages 27	22. Price

1. Report No.

Publication Number: FHWA-JPO-08-059
EDL Number: 14439

2. Government Accession No.

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Maintenance Decision Support System Deployment Guide

5. Report Date

July 2008

6. Performing Organization Code

7. Author(s)

William D. Dye, Dye Management Group, Inc.
Arkopal Goswami, Dye Management Group, Inc.
Ed Boselly, Weather Solutions Group
John Lasley, SAIC

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Dye Management Group, Inc.
500 108th Ave NE, Suite 1700
Bellevue, WA 98004

Weather Solutions Group
P.O. Box 7690
Olympia, WA 98507

SAIC
1710 SAIC Drive
McLean, VA 22102

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-06-D-00005

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Road Weather Management Program
Office of Operations
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

FHWA HOTO-1

15. Supplementary Notes

16. Abstract

This is a guide for transportation professionals on why and how to deploy winter Maintenance Decision Support Systems (MDSS). Adverse winter weather can cause traffic delays and crashes. Treating the effects of winter weather can also have impacts on the environment. Addressing the complexities of winter maintenance and operations requires transportation personnel to work with a myriad of issues including: conflicting weather forecasts, hard to obtain road condition reports, and challenging commuting patterns. An MDSS can help maintenance personnel manage this information and make more informed decisions. An MDSS integrates weather and pavement forecasts specifically targeted to road segments with maintenance rules of practice to provide personnel with optimized road treatment strategies. This technology was developed under the direction of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with contract support from a consortium of national research laboratories. A stakeholder group consisting of personnel from transportation agencies, academia, and the private sector assisted with development.

17. Key Words

MDSS, weather, winter, maintenance, decision support systems, pavement, forecast, road treatment, deployment guide, deploying

18. Distribution Statement

No Restrictions

19. Security Classification (of this report)

20. Security Classification (of this page)

21. No of Pages

22. Price

Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72)

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