Flood Fragility of Roads and Railroads with MDOT

Rising water levels and frequent intense rain events have caused roads and railroads to be inundated in more locations and more frequently. Inundation impacts are unique to the location, road use, soils, pavement design, duration, and other factors, Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT's) approach to inundated roadways has generally been limited to observations and limited adaptation strategies. While it is clear that pavement and embankments that have been washed out need to be repaired or replaced, roadways that remain visually intact during a flood event or extended high water events are not as well understood. This project will identify countermeasures and study the long-term and short-term effect of these inundation cycles

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909
• Performing Organizations:

  Michigan State University, East Lansing

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Institute for Community Development
  East Lansing, MI  United States  48824-1226
• Principal Investigators:

  Lanotte, Michele

• Start Date: 20241001
• Expected Completion Date: 20260930
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Floods; Risk assessment
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01957458
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Michigan Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 6 2025 2:40PM