KANSAS Department of Transportation

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KANSASDepartment of Transportation
Developments and Initiatives Affecting Winter
Maintenance
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Kansas DOT

• Center line miles
• 9,564.9
• Lane miles
• 20,968.4

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Kansas DOT Winter Equipment

• Single Axle Dump Trucks 17
• Tandem Dump Trucks 577
• Liquid Chemical Spreaders 144
• Pre-Wetting Tanks 594
• Wing Plows on Trucks 178
• Underbody Plows on Trucks 2
• Salt Brine Makers 117

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Kansas RWIS

• 42 sites statewide KDOT
• 53 sites non-KDOT KTA, cities, counties
• All RWIS stations are Surface Systems, Inc.
• KDOT full time employee for RWIS
  maintenance/repair

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KanRoad Road Condition Reporting System

• System Allows Real-time Data Input
• Camera views added in 2008
• Feeds Winter Performance Measure Database

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Winter Index

• Objective indication of winter severity
• Formula parameters
• Nov 1st to March 31st
• air temperature (min. and max.)
• snowfall amounts
• number of air frosts
• temperature range

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LOS Met (from RCRS) with Winter Index Overlay
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Winter Index Proves Useful in Equalizing Other
Comparisons
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KDOT Maintenance Training Expo

• Annual 1-1/2 day training
• Geared to the Equipment Operator to provide the
  latest info. in snow/ice
• Classroom sessions, vendor booths, tours,
  demonstrations
• One-third KDOT (485) maintenance employees
• APWA attendees (100)
• Held in Salina, Kansas - you are all welcome to
  attend!

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So What is New?

• KDOT RWIS is being expanded by 11 weather
  stations without buying any new equipment.

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Reclassified Eq. Operators(Creating Intermediate
Step Below Subarea Supervisor)

• Gives Eq. Operators Improved Career Path
• Gives Eq. Operators Training Incentive
• Allows KDOT to Define New Qualifications
• Gives KDOT Better Trained Workforce
• Gives KDOT Fully-Trained Supv. Back-up

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Deployed AI/RWIS Computer-based Training
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511 System

• System Set Up Also for Non-Traveler Use
• System Taps RWIS for Improved Forecasts
• System Taps RCRS for Automated, Real-Time Road
  Condition Data Feed
• System Utilizes Voice Recognition Software

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Implemented Meet Your Level of Service and Stop
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Implementing New Truck Plan

• 1) Attempts to keep the same number of trucks
  overall.
• 2) Changes to a work-based justification of
  equipment.

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Thank You