Case Studies

Effects of Catastrophic Events on Transportation System Management and Operations

• Comparative Analysis - This study looks at common themes across the disaster case studies performed by FHWA.
• Northridge Earthquake Case Study - This case study looks at the surface transportation impact during response and an extended recovery period following the earthquake.
• Howard Street Tunnel Fire Case Study - This case study examines the surface transportation impact of a multimodal hazmat/fire incident in a rail tunnel underneath Baltimore.
• Executive Summary of the August 2003 Northeast Blackout Great Lakes and New York City Regions - This document summarizes the findings from case studies of the surface transportation impact of the August 2003 Blackout.
• August 2003 Northeast Blackout - Great Lakes Region - This case study examines surface transportation impacts of the August 2003 Blackout in the Midwest.
• August 2003 Northeast Blackout - New York City - This case study examines surface transportation impacts of the August 2003 Blackout in the greater New York City area.
• New York City - September 11, 2001 - This case study examines in significant detail the surface transportation impact and response/recovery activity resulting from the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001 in the New York City area.
• The Pentagon and the National Capital Region September 11, 2001 Findings - This case study examines in significant detail the surface transportation impact and response/recovery activity resulting from the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001 in the National Capital Region.
• ITE Journal Surface Transportation Security Lessons Learned from 9/11- FHWA prepared this article to summarize the lessons for surface transportation from the 9/11/2001 attacks. Material is drawn from the highly detailed case studies prepared by FHWA.
• World Trade Center Attacks - The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism provides a variety of materials on both the 1993 and 9/11/2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
• Oklahoma City Bombing - The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism provides a wealth of information about the Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
• 2004 Democratic National Convention (Spring 2005) - This case study examines the implications of security for transportation supporting a major planned special event.

AASHTO 9/11 Case Studies

• Maryland (PDF 36KB) - At AASHTO's requests, Maryland DOT developed this case study of its activities resulting from the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001 in the National Capital Region.
• Virginia (PDF 18KB) - At AASHTO's requests, Virginia DOT developed this case study of its activities resulting from the terrorist attack of 9/11/2001 in the National Capital Region.

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