The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in the US has selected intelligent traffic management solutions provider Iteris to provide statewide pavement weather-forecasting and maintenance decision support services.

As part of the agreement, the US-based company will offer the solutions through the Iteris ClearPath Weather service.

The contract is renewable annually for up to three years, bringing the full potential revenue of a three-year contract to approximately $1.4m.

Featuring an easy-to-use interface with visualisation tools and mapping, the cloud-based decision support ClearPath Weather solution provides road maintenance managers with access to critical information.

"Using ClearPath Weather from Iteris has saved us resources and taxpayer dollars by more efficiently managing our response to winter weather events."

The information may relate to radar, satellite imagery, weather forecasts, plow location and route-specific pavement weather and road maintenance treatment recommendations.

With ClearPath Weather in place, which is based on Iteris’ Highway Condition Analysis and Prediction System (HiCAPS) pavement condition model, CDOT will have access to high-resolution pavement weather-forecasting and treatment recommendations during winter weather events.

The service also includes severe weather advisories and alerting services, as well as 24/7 direct access to Iteris’ meteorologist forecasting from the company’s Grand Forks, North Dakota-based Weather Operations Command Center.

Iteris president and CEO Abbas Mohaddes said: "We look forward to our continued partnership with CDOT as we provide them with precision pavement weather technology to efficiently manage the Colorado road network.

"We appreciate that CDOT recognises the value of ClearPath Weather as a proven solution for proactively managing their important roadways, which are heavily used for freight and tourists alike during the winter months."

CDOT staff maintenance branch manager David Wieder said: "Using ClearPath Weather from Iteris has saved us resources and taxpayer dollars by more efficiently managing our response to winter weather events.

"And when it comes to major winter weather events, the Iteris video weather briefings also keep us well informed before, during and after storms."