1	WINTER OPERATIONS COALITION
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3	"Major economic freight/tourist corridor (..." Major economic freight/tourist corridor (50% trucks) 1,200 miles across four states – rural & mountainous 346 deaths in the U.S. from icy roads (2009-2010) Snowfall – Donner Summit 420”, Nevada 200”-300” Massive elevation changes Wyoming and Nebraska flat lands
4	California – Donner Summit
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8	Wyoming Blowing Snow / Visibility
9	The Impact… Delays – Economic Costs at $1M / Hour Stranded Motorists Accidents – Safety Deteriorates Limits Access for EMS/Emergency Response
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11	High Priority Initiatives Leverage state resources to create innovative solutions to winter issues on I-80 Provide a forum for information sharing Share data with transportation agencies and public Establish common procedures for consistent operations Coordinate, Communicate, Cooperate (C³) Establish partnerships: funding, traveler info, weather forecasting
12	Coalition Kick-Off Meeting January 2010 Private Sector Involvement: Kimley-Horn Northwest Weathernet Weather Solutions Group Vaisala Meridian Environmental I-80 Coalition Partners: Caltrans Nevada DOT Utah DOT Wyoming DOT
13	Coalition Meeting October 2010 Private Sector Involvement: Kimley-Horn Northwest Weathernet Vaisala Meridian Environmental Telvent DTN Open Roads Consulting Inrix I-80 Coalition Partners: Caltrans Nevada DOT Utah DOT Wyoming DOT Nebraska Dept of Roads
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15	TMC/Communications Coordination call held on March 24 (a Thursday) and a follow up call on March 29 (a Tuesday) Caltrans TMC Tour and Training UDOT used its DMS to post closure notifications of I-80 at Donner Pass Nebraska post-storm coordination with Wyoming
16	Weather – Mapping Out Partnerships Help Drive Road Weather Technology Define/Develop Operational Weather Needs and Standardize Messages Conduct Specific Coalition Research
17	Freight Freight considerations for traveler Information and mobility Leverage freight activities in partner states I-5 truck parking I-15 Truck Parking Study Advisory role/input Road Weather Management Task Force Unique traveler information needs Maintain connections with private sector freight
18	IMO Project Allow real-time mobile data information to be captured and exchanged Measure efficiency gains (labor and material savings – easy to do through snow/ice mgmt) NDOT supplying 19 vehicles along the I-80 corridor in a joint venture with University of Nevada Reno (UNR) Partners NDOT NCAR FHWA Road Weather Management Program FHWA CLARUS
19	IMO Project Proof of Concept UNR snowplow CAN-bus data completed Data collection tests will occur throughout summer Research Outcomes Integration with CLARUS and MDSS Partnering with private companies to enhance data
20	Coalition Accomplishments Corridor-wide contact list/map Ops, maintenance, NWS, traveler info resources Coalition web site Best practices, coalition documents, links Successful outreach activities Involvement of key stakeholders throughout year using webinars and Task Force meetings
21	Coalition Accomplishments Multi-state projects – TIGER II submittal, IntelliDrive^SM Weather initiatives – iNWS and NWSChat tool, working on Weather Ops Plan Freight partner involvement States will work with each other for pre-storm and post-storm coordination efforts Collaboration and sharing of emerging projects/programs that could benefit other states
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23	"Deanna Haase" Deanna Haase Project Engineer Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Deanna.haase@kimley-horn.com Lisa Burgess Project Manager Kimley-Horn and Assoc. Lisa.burgess@kimley-horn.com Denise Inda, P.E. Chief Traffic Ops Engineer Nevada DOT dinda@ndot.state.nv.us