FHWA Road Weather Spotlight WebinarPreparing for the Winter Weather Season

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Operations is collaborating with the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) to host a bimonthly webinar series on Road Weather Management (RWM). These webinars—called the Road Weather Spotlight Series—align with the mission of the RWM Program to inform stakeholders and improve highway road weather operations.

Please join us on Wednesday, September 4, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET for the next installment, titled “Preparing for the Winter Weather Season.” This webinar will feature speakers Darcy Bullock, Robin Barfield, and Eric Guillot. In anticipation of the upcoming winter season, speakers will highlight recent advancements in winter maintenance operations, available products and strategies, and examples of agency adoption and associated impacts.

About the Speakers:

* Darcy Bullock is a Lyles Family Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University and serves as the director of the institution’s Joint Transportation Research Program with the Indiana Department of Transportation. Bullock is a licensed professional engineer in Indiana with 30 years of experience working closely with academia, transportation agencies, and private sector collaborators in transportation systems and big data.
* Robin Barfield is the director of safety and risk management at the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). His role involves strategic oversight of safety training, risk assessments, and ensuring adherence to Occupational Safety and Health Administration programs. His hands-on approach to safety and compliance contributes to the agency consistently upholding the highest standards, enabling a secure and productive working environment.
* Eric Guillot is a meteorologist and project manager supporting the National Weather Service (NWS). Eric works for the Analyze, Forecast, and Support Office in the Forecast Services Division, specifically in the Severe, Fire, Public, and Winter Weather Services Branch. Eric is a winter program coordinator and is responsible for research on operations activities and training needs related to winter for field forecasters.

Agenda:

* Welcome, webinar goals, speaker introductions.
* Purdue and Indiana Department of Transportation Winter Operations Dashboard.
* NCDOT’s winter weather snowplow driving simulator.
* NWS products.
* Q and A discussion.
* Closing remarks and links to FHWA resources.

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If you have any questions, please reach out to:

* Adam Hopps mailto:AHopps@transportationops.org or Marianne Saglam mailto:Marianne.Saglam@icfnext.com for questions related to this webinar.
* Jeremy McGuffey mailto:jeremy.mcguffey@dot.gov for questions relating to the Road Weather Management Program or FHWA.

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