Aurora and Clear Roads Update MDSS Stakeholder Meeting Falls Church, VA August 10, 2006

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Aurora and Clear Roads Update

MDSS Stakeholder Meeting

Falls Church, VA

August 10, 2006

Working together to advance Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) technology

Aurora is an international partnership of public agencies who work together to perform

collaborative research activities, development, and deployment in

the area of road weather information systems (RWIS).

Ontario M of T Québec M of T Swedish RA Alaska DOT&PFPennsylvania DOT Virginia DOTMinnesota DOT Wisconsin DOTNew York DOT Illinois DOT Tennessee DOT Indiana DOTOhio DOT Utah DOTNorth Dakota DOT Iowa DOT (admin. state)

Aurora Program Web Site:www.aurora-program.org

Aurora Program Chair:Dennis Belter, Indiana DOT

Phone: (317) 232-5424E-mail: dbelter@indot.state.in.us

Pooled fund project #TPF-5(092)

Winter operations research focused on practical applications, field testing and usable results

Current members: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and Illinois.

www.clearroads.org

Test and Evaluation of Materials, Equipmentand Methods for Winter Highway Maintenance

Tom Martinelli, Wisconsin DOTClear Roads Technical Advisory Committee ChairWinter Operations EngineerWisconsin Department of TransportationBureau of Highway Operations4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 501Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7986thomas.martinelli@dot.state.wi.usPhone: (608) 266-3745

www.clearroads.org

Test and Evaluation of Materials, Equipmentand Methods for Winter Highway Maintenance

Advantages to INDOT

• Access to and Participation in Research

• Knowledge

• Networking

• Support

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