KDOT sensors help treat roads

KDOT uses road sensors to know when to treat roads.

ALL NEW THIS MORNING -WE'RE SHOWING YOU ONEWAY K-DOT USESTECHNOLOGY TO PREPAREFOR WINTER STORMS.DATA HELPS THEDEPARTMENT DETERMINEWHEN TO PUT DOWN SALTAND HOW MUCH.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN IS HERE TO WALKUS THROUGH K-DOT'SPROCESS.BEFORE A SNOW STORMROLLS IN - KDOTSUPERVISORS WORK ONTHE COMPUTER BEFORLOADING INTO A SNOWPLOW.THEY'RE CRUNCHINNUMBERS FROM EACH OFTHE DIAMONDS YOU SEEON THIS SCREEN.KDOT GAVE ME THESEPICTURES OF WHAT THOSEDIAMONDS LOOK LIKE INREAL LIFE.THEY ARE SENSORSEMBEDDED IN THEPAVEMENT OR ON TOP OFSMALL TOWERS.THEY FEED BACK INFO ONAIR AND ROADTEMPERATURES - PLUSWHETHER THERE IS ICE ONBRIDGES AND HIGHWAYS.SUPERVISORS COME UPWITH A GAME PLAN BASEDON THE INFO AND THEN HITTHE STREETS TO PLOWALONG WITH THEIRCREWS.Dale Kirmer // KDOT MaintenanceDepartment"somewhere in the middle, theykindof check the status of hey howthingsare going how's it changing theytakeanother look at the forecast andItjust helps them guy helps guidethemthrough the storm"GUIDE THEM THROUGHTHE STORM WITH THEULTIMATE GOAL TO MAKETHE ROADS SAFE ANDCONVENIENT FOR YOU.BACK TO YOU.CAN ANYONE LOOK UPTHIS INFORMATION?YES - IT'S ON KDOT.ORG'SWEBSITE - I DON'T HAVEANY SPECIAL PRIVILEGESTO PULL IT UP.IN FACT SOME COLLEGESDOWNLOAD THISINFORMATION AND REPORTBACK TO KDOT WITHSUGGESTIONS ON HOW TOBEST USE IT.WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUTTHAT AT 6 O'CLOCK.