Natural and Nature Based Solutions Pilot Project

Nature-Based Solutions is a methodology currently being utilized to protect new and existing infrastructure from recurrent flooding and sea level rise. These methods are a natural, less expensive alternative to more traditional structural methods that rely primarily on the installation of hardened structures to protect the actual structure(s). Nature-Based Solutions could be considered by both Structure & Bridge Division and Location & Design Division while considering resiliency as part of future structural and roadway design as another way of protecting Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT's) infrastructure located within the coastal zone. Incorporate Nature-Based Solutions adjacent to a pre-selected existing VDOT structure within the coastal zone to determine if such solutions are successful in increasing structural resiliency as opposed to more traditional structural solutions. Showing successful incorporation of Nature-Based Solutions around existing VDOT structures within the coastal zone would further demonstrate the effectiveness of these methods for increasing resiliency of such structures. A successful pilot study would also further exhibit that lower cost and natural solutions are successful alternatives to strictly structural based solutions.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $382181
• Contract Numbers:

  124060-RC00158

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Managing Organizations:

  Virginia Transportation Research Council

  530 Edgemont Road
  Charlottesville, VA  United States  22903
• Project Managers:

  Walus, Kendal

• Performing Organizations:

  ICF Incorporated LLC

  9300 Lee Highway
  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031
• Principal Investigators:

  McKee, Alice

• Start Date: 20230710
• Expected Completion Date: 20240630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coasts; Disaster resilience; Flood protection; Pilot studies; Sea level; Structural design
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01914080
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Virginia Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 124060-RC00158
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 9 2024 7:59AM