1. AASHTO-TIG Technology Implementation Group WIM / Virtual WIM Focus Technology Project

2. AASHTO-TIG Technology Implementation Group VISION STATEMENT AASHTO-TIG seeks a culture where rapid advancement and implementation of high payoff, innovative technologies is the expectation of the transportation community.

3. AASHTO-TIG Technology Implementation Group MISSION & PURPOSE STATEMENT AASHTO-TIG seeks to identify and champion the deployment and implementation of a select few, “ready-to-use” technologies, products, or processes that are likely to yield significant economic or qualitative benefits to the transportation community.

4. AASHTO-TIG Technology Implementation Group STRATEGIC GOAL STATEMENTS Identify “Ready-to-Implement” Transportation Technologies Select 3-4 “High Payoff” Focus Technologies Annually Provide Top-Management Support for Implementation Identify Focus Technology Champions Formulate Approaches for Rapid Development Create Partnerships & Encourage Communication

5. NDDOT & ND Highway Patrol WIM / VWIM Project PROJECT BACKGROUND

6. NDDOT & ND Highway Patrol WIM / VWIM Project 2003 ND LEGISLATIVE MANDATE FOR TRUCK WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT Reduce the Costs Associated with Permanently Staffed Weigh Stations Make a Conceptual Change in Truck Weight Enforcement – NDDOT Installed 12 WIM Sites Throughout ND on Interstate and Non-Interstate Highways – ND Highway Patrol Equipped 36 HP Cruisers with Wireless Communication Packages Linking Them to the WIM Sites

7. NDDOT & ND Highway Patrol WIM / VWIM Project THE NDDOT PROPOSAL TO AASHTO-TIG Promote a “Multi-Agency Approach” to Weight & Size Enforcement Using Wireless Technology to: – Reduce Operating Costs – Increase Data Collection – Improve Efficiency in Management of Resources – Improve Safety for Enforcement Officers and the Traveling Public

8. AASHTO-TIG WIM / VWIM – Focus Technology Project WHO ARE THE PROJECT CHAMPIONS? Identify “Lead States” Technical Panel Technical Panel Members: – Tom Bold - North Dakota DOT – Randy Woolley - California DOT – Craig Wilson - Florida DOT – Mark Newland - Indiana DOT – Tony Rivera - Nevada DOT

9. AASHTO-TIG WIM / VWIM – Focus Technology Project WHAT ARE THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES? Develop a Message Promoting WIM & Virtual WIM Technology Relate Challenges, Successes, and Implementation Experiences in the Areas of: – Site Selection – Procurement – Installation – Data Retention – Operation and Maintenance

10. AASHTO-TIG WIM / VWIM – Focus Technology Project WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED? Initial and Follow-up Survey of AASHTO Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Members in US & Canada – Determine the Extent that WIM / Virtual WIM Technologies are Being Used for: Weight & Size Enforcement Credential Checking Safety Compliance Beginning Work on Development of Presentation Materials

11. AASHTO-TIG WIM / VWIM – Focus Technology Project HOW WILL THE INFORMATION BE PRESENTED? AASHTO-TIG Website (www.aashtotig.org) – Presentations from Project Organizational Meeting – Project Work Plan – Survey Results – Future Presentation Schedule Other Forums – TRB – National and Regional AASHTO Meetings – Agency and Industry Transportation Associations

12. AASHTO-TIG WIM / VWIM – Focus Technology Project Visit the project on the world wide web at www.aashtotig.org or contact Marty Vitale at AASHTO mvitale@aashto.org For additional information: