US-based information solutions provider Iteris has entered into new service agreements with the cities of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Bloomington and Ramsey, Minnesota; and Omaha, Nebraska, to provide road weather services.

Under the deal, the company will use its maintenance decision support system, ClearPath Weather, to provide pavement forecasting, weather alerts and inclement, weather-related call-outs.

ClearPath Weather is based on the company’s Highway Condition Analysis and Prediction System (HiCAPS) pavement condition model, which features an easy- to-use interface with new visualisation tools and mapping.

"The number of municipalities now under contract reflects the strength of our technology and service offering."

With this cloud-based decision support solution, road maintenance managers will also have access to critical information such as radar, satellite imagery, weather forecasts, plow location, and route-specific pavement weather and road maintenance treatment recommendations.

Iteris performance analytics division senior vice-president Tom Blair said: "We have extended our market leadership in providing statewide support for snow and ice maintenance by enhancing our ClearPath Weather solution with pavement weather forecasting support for municipalities.

"The number of municipalities now under contract reflects the strength of our technology and service offering.

"We look forward to supporting maintenance managers with premium, real-time, road-specific weather information and decision support services, and enabling them to save time, money and resources while keeping their road networks safe and clear, before, during, and after severe weather events."

Currently, the company provides road weather services for 14 state DOTs and 65 municipalities.

The new service agreements will offer pavement-level forecasting services for efficient resource management and road maintenance.

The deal will see municipalities also subscribe to ClearPath Weather’s METAlerts Alerting Service, a customisable subscription service for weather, road condition, and National Weather Service (NWS) watch or warning alerts.