Nebraska Regional Maintenance Decision Support System Product Demonstration Showcase
FHWA’s Resource Center in conjunction with their Road Weather Management Program, Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR), the American Association of State Highway Transportation Organizations (AASHTO) and the National LTAP partnered together on a recent Product Demonstration Showcase (PDS) on the Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS). This one day event was hosted by NDOR in Omaha, NE. on May 28, 2008. The showcase was well attended with over 100 attendees represented by nine State Transportation Agencies, four municipal agencies, seven Private sector organizations and Ontario, Canada.
The showcase focused on the MDSS technology, a computer-based, customized tool that provides winter maintenance personnel with route-specific weather forecast information and treatment recommendations. Through partnerships with national laboratories and a stakeholder community of public, private sector, and academic participants, the MDSS has evolved from a concept to a functioning application Subject areas included presentations and discussions on:
- Training
- Communications
- Management support
- Set up requirements
- Cost and expectations
The next Product Demonstration Showcase will be held August 26 in King of Prussia, PA. For more information please visit http://www.utahltap.org/Services/Workshops/productdemoshowcase/MDSS/registration/hg1x2.php
