Identification of a Response and Rescue Network for the St. Louis Region

In the event an earthquake hits the New Madrid Fault there could be significant damage in the St. Louis region. Not only is it important to plan for evacuation of the residents but you also need to have a plan for how to get workers into the city for emergency response activities. Compounding the issue is the fact that there could be damage to bridges with the potential of collapse and bottlenecked roadways. The objective of this project would be to develop a list or routes and details on how to evacuate affected individuals and routes and directions for emergency response workers. A list of bridges that would need to be blocked due to susceptibility of collapse would also be part of the deliverables.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $224,999
• Contract Numbers:

  TR202213

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  1617 Missouri Boulevard
  P.O. Box 270
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102
• Project Managers:

  Hosey, Jenni

• Performing Organizations:

  Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation

  Lafferre Hall
  416 S 6th St.
  Columbia, Missouri  United States  65201

  University of Missouri, Columbia

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Columbia, MO  United States  65211
• Principal Investigators:

  Edara, Praveen

• Start Date: 20220501
• Expected Completion Date: 20240610
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Disasters and emergency operations; Earthquakes; Evacuation; Routes
• Geographic Terms: St. Louis (Missouri)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01851122
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Missouri Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: TR202213
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 8 2022 4:28PM