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Usually, when you mention winter maintenance and road weather the mind conjures up images of those northern states where winter comes in October and hangs around till April. but there are plenty of states across the south that have their hands full with all kinds of road weather challanges. On this episode we’re visiting with Kevin Duby, Arizona DOT’s Statewide Road Weather Manager about his state, Arizona, where the weather challenges are as diverse as the landscape.
1:04 Weather diversity of Arizona 2:20 Weather challenges 5:58 Equipment used in weather responses 7:28 Staff utilization and training 12:40 Dashboards & data for decision making 17:15 Southern state challenges 21:57 Extra technology - weather radar 25:40 Monsoon season 30:36 Social media 33:00 What’s in the future
You can visit the Arizona DOT at https://azdot.gov and for more information on Arizona DOT’s weather response programs contact Kevin Duby kduby@azdot.gov
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