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https://doi.org/10.3141/2532-09

A recent review of the FHWA Emergency Relief Program identified the need for standardized procedures to guide states and FHWA when emergency relief projects are developed and reviewed and when eligibility decisions are made. This study builds on the risk analysis and management for critical asset protection approach developed to assess risk for critical infrastructure and reflects the requirements of the FHWA emergency relief program and manual. The approach outlined provides a process for state highway agencies and FHWA division offices to assess the reduced risk and improved resilience of design alternatives as compared with the restore-in-kind design for sites that qualify for emergency relief funds. The process outlined is also applicable to state highway agencies’ all-hazards-risk analysis required for their risk-based asset management programs. The extent of damage that occurred from the September 2013 Colorado flood provides a rich environment to test this process and approach. In addition, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s desire to provide as much insight as possible to its peer states through this recovery effort provides FHWA with a unique opportunity to develop and refine procedures with full cooperation from a leading state highway agency.

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15-4993

English

pp 74–82

2015

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309369152

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Figures (3) ; Photos; References (17) ; Tables (2)

Disaster resilience; Emergency management; Floods; Infrastructure; Risk analysis

Colorado Department of Transportation; Emergency Relief Federal Aid Highway Program; U.S. Federal Highway Administration

Administration and Management; Highways; Policy; Security and Emergencies; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:40PM

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• Integrating Stochastic Failure of Road Network and Road Recovery Strategy into Planning of Goods Distribution After a Large-Scale Earthquake
• Joint Evacuation and Emergency Traffic Management Model with Consideration of Emergency Response Needs
• Multimodal Evacuation Simulation and Scenario Analysis in Dense Urban Area: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Case Study
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• Roadmaps for Adaptation Measures of Transportation to Climate Change
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• Supporting Mobility-Impaired Populations in Emergency Evacuations
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems Used for Disaster Management
• Using Dynamic Flashing Yellow for Traffic Signal Control Under Emergency Evacuation
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