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Participation in the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) and Canadian-SHRP (C-SHRP) long-term pavement performance monitoring programs has prompted all state and provincial highway agencies in the United States and Canada to install at least one weigh-in-motion (WIM) scale. The WIM scales provide not only the traditional traffic monitoring data but also a lot of detailed data for individual vehicles, including length, speed, axle weights, and axle spacing. Because the WIM data are often associated only with pavement research, many potential users are not yet aware of (a) the capabilities of WIM technology, (b) the type of data available, and (c) the opportunities to use WIM data in their areas of expertise. Traffic monitoring data generated by typical WIM installations are described. A number of practical examples show that WIM data are useful for a wide range of transportation planning and decision-making purposes. The specific application areas discussed include (a) planning and programming of transportation facilities, (b) pavement design and rehabilitation, (c) apportionment of pavement damage, (d) compliance with vehicle weight regulations, (e) development of geometric design standards, (f) compliance and regulatory policy development of truck dimensions, (g) safety analysis, (h) traffic operation and control, and (i) analysis related to highway bridges. WIM data can be used in all these application areas. Their usefulness cuts right across the organizational structure of any highway agency. Thus, WIM data should be considered corporate data and should be managed accordingly.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1364, Transportation Planning, Programming, Land Use, and Applications of Geographic Information Systems. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

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Applications; Data management; Decision making; Information processing; Transportation planning; Weigh in motion

Data

Canada; United States

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

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