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Chapter Two - Literature Review
Chapter Two - Literature Review
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This study also identified the strong value to the long-distance traveler of the weather information provided on the website. A study conducted for the Colorado DOT Research Department evaluated deicers for chemical contaminants, environmental effects, human health effects, corrosion, application rates, performance, cost, and advantages and disadvantages (Fischel 2001)
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The following common themes associated with successful field implementation of technology were also supported by this study: • Existence of a project champion with desire and resources; • Available and supportive information technology personnel; • Field personnel with ownership in the system, an understanding of it, and who are supportive of it; and • Identified and developed preventative maintenance procedures and assigned personnel. One of the prominent issues identified was the need for efficient procedures to assign identification numbers to the vehicles and update the computer system as assignments were made or changed.
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There has been significant effort by the AASHTO Snow and Ice Pooled Cooperative Fund Program (SICOP) and the FHWA Road Weather Management Program to keep recently published research relevant to winter highway operations available on the Internet.
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