Resilience Performance Measures

Each year Kentucky spends millions of dollars repairing roads and bridges damaged by extreme weather and natural hazards. One way to bring down long-term maintenance costs and reduce system disruptions is to improve infrastructure resiliency. Developing performance measures that quantify the effectiveness of resilience improvements is critical for verifying resilience-oriented goals align with broader policy objectives, that resources are utilized efficiently, and that future investments yield the greatest possible returns. By adopting standardized resilience metrics, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) can strengthen the reliability and durability of transportation infrastructure and better serve communities in the face of disruptions caused by extreme weather and other hazards.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $50,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR-26-692

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Chen, Mei

  Blandford, Ben

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20260630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster resilience; Performance measurement; Quantitative metrics; Transportation planning
• Identifier Terms: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01964186
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR-26-692
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2025 11:32AM