Planning and mitigation for post-wildfire sediment hazards to transportation infrastructure

This project will develop a geodatabase of past post-fire sedimentation impacts and new, easy-to-use geospatial tools to help Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) rapidly assess (post-fire) and plan for (pre-fire) direct post-fire sedimentation hazards to transportation infrastructure in burned landscapes. The project objectives are to: (1) Survey past post-fire debris flow and erosion/sedimentation impacts; (2) Develop machine-learning models for potential future wildfire severity; and (3) Develop a geospatial toolkit for planning and rapid assessment of direct, post-fire sediment hazards in transportation corridors. These datasets and tools will be designed to help prioritize long-term infrastructure planning and design given increasing wildfire risk, as well as to facilitate rapid post-fire hazard assessment to transportation infrastructure.

    Language

    • English

    Project

    • Status: Programmed
    • Funding: $200000
    • Sponsor Organizations:

      Colorado Department of Transportation

      Applied Research and Innovation Branch
      Denver, CO  United States  80204
    • Managing Organizations:

      Colorado Department of Transportation

      Applied Research and Innovation Branch
      Denver, CO  United States  80204
    • Project Managers:

      Tran, Thien

    • Performing Organizations:

      Utah State University

      Logan, Utah  United States  84322
    • Start Date: 20250106
    • Expected Completion Date: 0
    • Actual Completion Date: 0

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    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01930279
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: Colorado Department of Transportation
    • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
    • Created Date: Sep 16 2024 8:04AM