Planning for the Inevitable: Readying DOTs for Disaster Debris Management

Debris management involves understanding: 1) Regulations versus guidance; 2) Reimbursement policies; 3) The nature of waste streams; 4) Procedures for managing different types of wastes; 5) Possible disposal sites; and 6) Contracting and procurement. The challenges are: 1) What do local agencies need to know? 2) What do local agencies already know? 3) What resources are available? 4) What are best practices? The objectives are to: 1) Catalog the activities in each state in Region 3; 2) Identify training needs and develop appropriate training programs; 3) Deliver a pilot training program; 4) Disseminate the information and training materials to LTAP centers.

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $Federal $56,585, Match $56,585
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure Systems

  Pennsylvania State University
  University Park, PA  United States  16802
• Project Managers:

  Donnell, Eric

  Rajabipour, Farshad

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Delaware, Newark

  Department of Civil Engineering
  301 DuPont Hall
  Newark, DE  United States  19716
• Principal Investigators:

  McNeil, Sue

• Start Date: 20190301
• Expected Completion Date: 20200302
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Contract administration; Debris flows; Disaster preparedness; Policy; State departments of transportation; Training programs; Waste management
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01698650
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Integrated Asset Management for Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure Systems
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Mar 6 2019 10:34AM