To ensure the delivery of a reliable Winter Strategy for road maintenance, Herefordshire Council relies on a series of Road Weather Stations (RWS) across the county that feed real time information to the traffic management team. This information helps develop a mobilisation plan for the winter fleet and provides accurate, reliable and timely information for programmers to ensure the road network remains open and safe around the clock at any time of year.
Many of these stations are reaching the end of their expected life and need to be replaced. As technology improves, advances in data collection and monitoring help build a clearer picture of weather trends and conditions enabling teams to make more informed decisions to ensure that road users’ safety is paramount.