Estimating the Effects of Extreme Weather on Transportation Infrastructure

The proposed research will develop a method for evaluating and prioritizing those elements of the highway infrastructure deemed critical by taking into consideration the risks associated with future flooding events. This method will be applied in a real-world setting to evaluate its utility in supporting climate-related highway infrastructure adaptation decisions. The research results hold promise for potential transferability to the assessment of highway infrastructure in other geographical settings and for other modes of transport.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wistrans.org/cfire/research/projects/ri-05/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $320000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT12-G-UTC19

  RI-05

• Sponsor Organizations:

  U.S. Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
  Washington, DC,     20590
• Project Managers:

  Abkowitz, Mark

• Start Date: 20120901
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20161231
• Source Data: RiP Project 32904

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Floods; Infrastructure; Risk analysis; Transportation modes; Weather conditions
• Uncontrolled Terms: Extreme events
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01466648
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (CFIRE)
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC19, RI-05
• Files: UTC, RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:20PM