Identifying FDOT’s Physical Transportation Infrastructure Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise

Bloetscher, Frederick; Berry, Leonard L.; Rodriguez-Seda, J; Hammer, Nicole Hernandez; Romah, Thomas; Jolovic, Dusan; Heimlich, Barry; Cahill, Maria Abadal

doi:10.1061/(asce)is.1943-555x.0000174

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“…Most vulnerable roads are located in the San Francisco Bay region [57]. In another example, the increased risk of severe flooding in Florida's low-lying terrain can cause inundation of roads and structural damage due to increased water table levels [58]. (3) Traffic congestion: The effects of sea level rise may indirectly spread through the transportation system and subsequently affect the system performance.…”

Section: Slr Impacts On Roadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This impact would lead to an operational failure of the system and also increase travel times and extend delays because of rerouting. In addition, the inundation of a critical access road could cause transportation connectivity problems by blocking access to some areas [58]. According to Miami Herald newsletter, the city of Miami Beach has put into action an aggressive and expensive plan to combat the impacts of sea level rise.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, prolonged flooding can damage pavement substructures. Most base courses are installed above the water table [58]. The roadway surface will remain stable if the base stays dry, but as soon as the base is saturated, the roadway can quickly deteriorate.…”

Section: Slr Impacts On Roadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The water stands in the properties along the roads and could be a good place for mosquitoes to live, so it will be against sanitation and urbanization policies. Also, it is a town's responsibility to inform inhabitants about the future need for elevating their houses [55,58]. Another accommodation measure is to use pumps to drain storm water away from streets.…”

Section: Adaptation Measures For Transportation Infrastructurementioning

confidence: 99%

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Resilience of Infrastructure Systems to Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Areas: Impacts, Adaptation Measures, and Implementation Challenges

Almeida

Mostafavi

2016

Sustainability

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Expansive areas of low elevation in many densely populated coastal areas are at elevated risk of storm surges and flooding due to torrential precipitation, as a result of sea level rise. These phenomena could have catastrophic impacts on coastal communities and result in the destruction of critical infrastructure, disruption of economic activities and salt water contamination of the water supply. The objective of the study presented in this paper was to identify various impacts of sea level rise on civil infrastructures in coastal areas and examine the adaptation measures suggested in the existing literature. To this end, a systemic review of the existing literature was conducted in order to identify a repository of studies addressing sea level rise impacts and adaptation measures in the context of infrastructure systems. The study focused on three infrastructure sectors: water and wastewater, energy, and road transportation. The collected information was then analyzed in order to identify different categories of sea level rise impacts and corresponding adaptation measures. The findings of the study are threefold: (1) the major categories of sea level rise impacts on different infrastructure systems; (2) measures for protection, accommodation, and retreat in response to sea level rise impacts; and (3) challenges related to implementing adaptation measures.

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Section: Slr Impacts On Roadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Slr Impacts On Roadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Slr Impacts On Roadsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Adaptation Measures For Transportation Infrastructurementioning

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Resilience of Infrastructure Systems to Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Areas: Impacts, Adaptation Measures, and Implementation Challenges

Almeida

Mostafavi

2016

Sustainability

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“…Oswald and Treat (2013) developed and applied a framework for modeling transit flooding using GIS data. Bloetscher et al (2014) used down-scaled elevation data, including high-resolution…”

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Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Roadway Flooding in the Hampton Roads Region, Virginia

Sadler

Haselden

Mellon

et al. 2017

J. Infrastruct. Syst.

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The objective of this study was to determine the most critically vulnerable major roadways in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Sea level rise predictions were combined with the mean higher high water and 99% tidal datums and storm surge predictions to project flood water surface elevations through the year 2100. LiDAR data were used to compare major roadway elevations to the projected flood water elevations to determine which roadway segments would be flooded under different scenarios. Traffic data were used to determine critical road segments in the region (heavily-traveled and low elevation). Results suggest that, by the year 2100, and assuming intermediate sea level predictions, nearly than 10% of major roadways will regularly flood at high tide and 15% at the 99% tide; this increases to more than 65% given a 100-year storm surge event. Five critical road segments were identified that would recurrently flood at high tide by 2100. These road segments should be the focus of infrastructure investments to improve the resiliency of the transportation network within the cities.

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Disaster Management Capacity Building at Airports and Seaports

Hellingrath

Babun²,

Smith

et al. 2015

Humanitarian Logistics and Sustainability

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Identifying FDOT’s Physical Transportation Infrastructure Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Resilience of Infrastructure Systems to Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Areas: Impacts, Adaptation Measures, and Implementation Challenges

Resilience of Infrastructure Systems to Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Areas: Impacts, Adaptation Measures, and Implementation Challenges

Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Roadway Flooding in the Hampton Roads Region, Virginia

Disaster Management Capacity Building at Airports and Seaports

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